Series Two – 1996
6 episodes · Apr 1, 1996
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- S2E2
The Battle of the Atlantic
Apr 6, 1996The longest continuous military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic raged across the ocean from 1939 till 1945, pitting feared U-boats and other German naval warships against Allied shipping and troop convoys.
- S2E3
The Battle For Russia
Apr 10, 1996Hitler's plan for the conquest of Russia called for a classic Blitzkrieg offensive, which would be pressed ruthlessly to its conclusion within the course of a single season's campaign.
- S2E4
The Battle for Italy
Apr 17, 1996When victory in North Africa seemed assured, Allied Planners turned their attention to Italy. The objective was to seize Rome, knock Italy out of the war and push north towards Austria.
- S2E5
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
Apr 22, 1996To restore American prestige in the Pacific, President Franklin Roosevelt authorized an invasion of the Philippines, a former American Territory and the scene of a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Japanese in 1942.
- S2E6
The Battle for the Rhine
Apr 29, 1996During the last months of 1944, the British and Americans pressed steadily through France and Belgium to the western frontiers of the Third Reich.