The Day When...Temporada 1
In a time of crisis or war, any personal decision by a national leader can change the course of history. Some of the great leaders and dictators of the 20th century - Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, Charles De Gaulle and Franklin D Roosevelt - have all had to make grave decisions that have not only plunged millions of people into danger, but also
Told like a thriller, each episode of The Day When... uses archive material and dramatisations to help bring these pivotal moments in modern history back to life and focus on the tensions of the moment, and why these men made the decisions they made.
Told like a thriller, each episode of The Day When... uses archive material and dramatisations to help bring these pivotal moments in modern history back to life and focus on the tensions of the moment, and why these men made the decisions they made.
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5 episódios
- Churchill Chose WarE1
Churchill Chose WarOn 28th May 1940, while the Wehrmacht crushed the allied armies in France, British officials were preparing to deal with Hitler. They even suggested a mediation from Mussolini. A lone voice in the war cabinet, Churchill, thanks to clever politicking, finally convinced his collaborators to fight. Without him, the English government would have dealt with Germany very differently. - De Gaulle Chose WarE2
De Gaulle Chose WarOn 16th June 1940 in Bordeaux, an almost stranger Under-Secretary of State for War decided to secede and to rebel openly against the policy adopted by the French legal government, which was preparing to ask for an armistice. The following day, he flew to England. This episode tells the story of how a provisional general in a subordinate function became De Gaulle, leader of Free France, without who the country would have ended the war in the camp of the vanquished. - Roosevelt Chose WarE3
Roosevelt Chose WarOn 7 December 1941, after Japanese pilots sunk a large part of the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt launched the United States into the war. However, rather than focus the main efforts on Japan he instead directs it against Germany. Elected to bring peace to the country, Roosevelt, without much support, did everything to provoke the Japanese and brought America into the war. Without him, and the US Armed Forces, Germany would probably have won World War II. - Hitler Lost The WarE4
Hitler Lost The WarHitler's downfall began well before the official end of the war in 1945. It was exactly on 22nd June 1941, when Hitler launched the largest military offensive in history against the Soviet Union: Operation Barbarossa. By opening this eastern front, the Führer, blinded by his firepower, signed his own death sentence. This episode relates, through archives and re-enacted scenes from historical documents, this fateful day. Why did Hitler open a second front after always saying he wouldn't? Why did he suddenly attack the Soviet Union, which did not want to be an obstacle to its enterprises on the west and south fronts? And, why did Stalin foresee the attack? - Stalin Won The WarE5
Stalin Won The WarIn February 1945, it was known that Nazi Germany had lost the war. But the real winner remained uncertain. In Yalta, Americans, British and the Soviets competed for the domination of Europe. Stalin was outnumbered by his western counterparts, but thanks to his political manoeuvres, cunning and skill, Stalin tipped the scales in his favour. The final episode tells how Stalin, despite the opposition of Churchill and Roosevelt, became the master of a large part of Europe.