WWII: The Complete History

Season 1

A broad scoped, yet in-depth and neutral perspective of the Second World War. From its beginning with the Versaille Treaty and the invasion of Manchuria, to its conclusion at the Nuremburg Trials and the beginning of the Cold War,
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13 Episodes
  • The Stumble to War
    E1
    Episode 1The Stumble to WarThe European legacy of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations after World War I plays into the start of the Second World War
  • The End of Illusion
    E2
    Episode 2The End of IllusionHitler systematically overthrows the Versailles Treaty, then targets weaker Poland and Czechoslovakia, while public mood swings from appeasement to opposition.
  • The War That Wasn't
    E3
    Episode 3The War That Wasn'tDuring the five weeks, 'the phony war,' following the overthrow of Poland, Britain and France prepare to use the tactics of World War I, and a new prime minister emerges.
  • A Kind of Victory
    E4
    Episode 4A Kind of VictoryIn May 1940, Winston Churchill becomes Britain's prime minister, and the war in Europe intensifies; France's fall to Hitler's army rattles the British people.
  • Time of Legend, Time of History
    E5
    Episode 5Time of Legend, Time of HistoryWinston Churchill declares the Battle of Britain begun, and the war escalates around the globe, drawing Japan and Italy to the Axis, and the United States to the Allied side.
  • The World Shall Hold Its Breath
    E6
    Episode 6The World Shall Hold Its BreathAs 1941 opens, disasters unfold, North Africa becomes a huge battleground, and Hitler stages a three-pronged attack on the Soviet Union, not reckoning on the severity of the Russian.
  • The Day of Infamy
    E7
    Episode 7The Day of InfamyHitler's Operation Barbarossa falters in the harsh Russian winter, then Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in the Pacific brings the United States into the war with a single stroke.
  • Six Months to Run Wild
    E8
    Episode 8Six Months to Run Wild1942: War in the Pacific: Doolittle Raid; Battle of Coral Sea. Strategic night bombing in Europe. Arctic convoy attacks. Siege of Malta. Rommel retakes Tobruk and Allies push to Suez. June German attacks in Russia. Battle of Midway.
  • The End of the Beginning
    E9
    Episode 9The End of the Beginning1942-43 N. African Theatre: Battles for El Alamein. Pacific Theatre: Battle of Guadalcanal; Burma. European Theatre: Dieppe Raid; Resistance Movements. Eastern Front: Battle for Stalingrad; Siege of Leningrad begins. Casablanca Conference.
  • The Beginning of the End
    E10
    Episode 10The Beginning of the End1943. Africa Campaign: Kasserine Pass; Tunisia. Pacific Theatre: Chindits @ India Burma border; Allied Island Hopping. Western Front: Strategic bombing: Hamburg; Berlin. Italian Campaign: Battle of Monte Cassino. Tehran Conference.
  • Overlord
    E11
    Episode 11OverlordThe Allies mount the D-Day landings. Paris liberated. Success in the battle for Italy. A second amphibious landing in Provence. The Russians attack on the Germans in the East. The Americans invade many Pacific Islands.
  • Unconditional Surrender
    E12
    Episode 12Unconditional SurrenderAllied soldiers entering the territory of the Third Reich discover the horrors of the concentration camps and lay siege to Berlin.
  • The Presence of History
    E13
    Episode 13The Presence of HistoryCelebrations in UK and USA. Politics of peace take over. Trust between allies starts to break down. Japan surrender after atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Start of cold war. Marshall plan for Europe and Berlin air drop.
 
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