該節目把第一次世界大戰和第二次世界大戰「串聯起來」，描述了1914年到1945年一條完整的時間線上的故事（一戰時羅斯福、希特勒、佩頓、墨索里尼、斯大林、丘吉爾等人還只是30歲左右的年輕人，二戰時已變成風雲人物）。歷史頻道自稱這是「同類節目中首創的敘事手法」。 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