
Track the main events of World War II with the help of remarkable archive footage and see exactly what happened, and when. Learn about Pearl Harbor, The Battle of Britain, D-Day, the dropping of the atomic bomb and more. From the early battles right through to the complexities of the endgame, this extensive 24 episode series shines a spotlight on a period of history that should never be forgotten.
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Air Date: 2020-10-02
When Adolf Hitler marched his troops into Poland on September 1, 1939, the Second World War was inevitable. As the op...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
As the New Year dawned and the people of Britain faced the introduction of rationing, all eyes turned northwards to S...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
When Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of the wartime coalition government in May 1940 he pledged his "blood, t...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
With mainland Europe under Hitler's control, the German Führer turned his attention to Operation Sealion, and the Bat...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
Worldwide, the conflict continued to escalate as Japan made their presence felt as signatories of the Tripartite Pact...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
The Luftwaffe continued its attempts to bomb Britain into submission, while the German Afrika Korps strengthened its ...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
With Britain failing to fall at Hitler's feet, the Blitz drew to a close, as the Führer turned his attention eastward...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
If Hitler had expected a decisive victory in Russia, at speed, he was thwarted at every turn and while the Luftwaffe ...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
As Hitler and the Germans focused on Russia, the situation in the Pacific developed to epic proportions when the Japa...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
With Britain no longer facing Hitler alone, the first G.l.s arrived in the UK, while the Japanese took the advantage ...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
It was time for the American Navy to get back on course after Pearl Harbor, and in the four-day Battle for the Coral ...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
Hitler's "Desert Fox", Rommel pushed forward at El Alamein, but with the arrival of the maverick British General, Ber...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
After so many years of German supremacy, as 1942 drew to a close, the Allies were really beginning to make headway. T...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
The only option for the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad was surrender, while all across Russia the Red Army consolida...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
Even with little hope of making an impact against the Germans, the fight for freedom continued. Polish Jews of the Wa...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
From their success in North Africa the Allies were ready to return to occupied Europe, first landing on Sicily before...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
While Hitler faced frustrations on all fronts, the Japanese were kept at bay by the Americans, despite heavy casualti...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
As winter gave way to spring the world watched and waited as the Allied forces prepared for Operation Overlord. Brave...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
One of the main reasons for the success of the D-Day landings was the element of surprise, the incredibly huge invasi...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
As the liberation of France got underway, the citizens of a nation oppressed since 1940 celebrated the Allied arrival...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
Despite Hitler's position was worsening by the day, the Nazis were still capable of inflicting terrible damage, and w...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
While the Russians moved towards Germany from the East, and the Western allies attacked from the opposite direction, ...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
The Russians entered Berlin first, and as Hitler took his own life in his bunker, the war in Europe finally came to a...
Air Date: 2020-10-02
With Europe sifting through the rubble of a long and bitter war, the Japanese, true to their cultural heritage refuse...