官方公布的主要简介说的是该节目把第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战「串联起来」，描述了1914年到1945年一条完整的时间线上的故事（一战时罗斯福、希特勒、佩顿、墨索里尼、斯大林、丘吉尔等人还只是30岁左右的年轻人，二战时已变成风云人物）。历史频道自称这是「同类节目中首创的叙事手法」。 The World Wars tells the story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II. - Written by Jiilo_Kim
