Season 1
10 episodes · Oct 12, 2009
A 10-part WWII documentary series combining veteran interviews with archival footage to cover major events and themes of the war from 1939–1945.
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- S1E1
Pre-War Years
Oct 13, 200960mA look at the political and economic upheaval after World War I and the rise of militarism that set the stage for a new global conflict.
- S1E2
Attack on Great Britain
Oct 13, 200960mBritain faces sustained assault as Germany attempts to break its defenses from the air and sea, testing both military strategy and civilian endurance.
- S1E3
Pearl Harbor
Oct 13, 200960mThe Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor transforms the Pacific situation overnight and brings the United States fully into World War II.
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March Into Russia
Oct 13, 200960mGermany invades the Soviet Union, opening an immense and brutal front where distance, weather, and resistance reshape the course of the war.
- S1E5
Birth of Special Forces
Oct 13, 200960mUnconventional warfare evolves through raids, sabotage, and clandestine missions, laying foundations for modern special operations.
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The Information War
Oct 13, 200960mCodes, spies, propaganda, and deception become weapons as intelligence efforts influence strategy and battlefield outcomes.
- S1E7
Battle of China
Oct 13, 200960mThe war’s long, devastating struggle in China is explored through key campaigns and the immense impact on civilians and the wider Pacific conflict.
- S1E8
Women in Wartime
Oct 13, 200960mWomen take on essential roles on the home front and in support services, changing daily life and wartime labor across multiple nations.
- S1E9
Turning the Tide
Oct 13, 200960mA series of pivotal campaigns shifts momentum as Allied coordination strengthens and Axis advances begin to stall or reverse.
- S1E10
Final Victory
Oct 13, 200960mThe closing phase of the war brings major offensives, collapses of remaining resistance, and the aftermath that reshapes the postwar world.