1939-1945.
Six years. Within the scope of history, six years is
a relatively short period of time, but these six years
entirely changed the world by producing battles and
shaping lives beyond anything civilized man had known
before. Thirty-five million people died in this war
and many of them were never in uniform. As for the
men in uniform, these soldiers witnessed incredible
events and performed duties that redefined bravery.
There was no ambiguity regarding good and evil. When
it all finally came to an end, the whole planet had
to look forward to see what the future would bring,
but they also had to look back to see what the world
had learned.
In this new 10-part documentary series, compelling
interviews with veterans who fought during the war
recount personal experiences and provide an extraordinary
new perspective on the greatest military struggle the
world has ever endured. Rare and, in some cases, previously
unseen war footage from archives all over the world
has been assembled in this poignant and sometimes harrowing
documentary which captures the heart and spirit of
the twentieth century’s greatest conflict.
Episode 1: Pre-War Years
A step-by-step look at how the world went from one
global war to the other, witnessing the rise of Hitler,
as well as the other elements that helped Germany,
Italy and Japan establish power; power for invasions
that eventually became numerous and devastating in
their destruction. By the end of the episode, we see
the Nazi army on the march as they attempt to invade
what was then a true prize for Adolf Hitler: Great
Britain.
Episode 2: Attack on Great Britain
With France occupied by the Nazis and America yet to
fight, Britain seemed quite alone as it took on Hitler
and the entire German force.
This episode gives a detailed look at how the British
coped, prepared and fought back. This chapter also
lays the groundwork for the key battles that were then
taking place in the Pacific, ending with the United
States on the verge of war as it breaks off trade with
Imperial Japan.
Episode 3: Pearl Harbor
By looking at the fully 60th year Anniversary Presentation
of “Pearl Harbor, America’s Darkest Day”,
this episode serves up a detailed examination into
the hour-by-hour facts of December 7, 1941, as well
as the controversial conspiracy theories still surrounding
that fateful day. Five proud Pearl Harbor veterans
are interviewed. By the end of this extensive hour
in the Pacific, we return to Europe as Hitler invades
Russia.
Episode 4: March Into Russia
Through the actual sights and sounds of the U.S., movie-house
newsreel, we see the long and impossible journey that
Nazi Germany made into Russia, a brutal and harrowing
trek made all the more real by obtaining the information
through the eyes and ears of the time: the educational
newsreel that brought America the facts, with all the
patriotism and emotion of the moment.
It’s history from a historic medium.
Episode 5: Birth of Special Forces
Jack Singlaub and E.F. Andy Andrews fought in two different
theaters of war, for two different branches of the
United States military.
They were elite soldiers, with Singlaub in one of the
secretive Jedberg Teams of occupied France and Andrews
in the early teams that would later evolve into the
Navy Seals. Both of these men give us remarkable detailed
interviews, taking into the duel theaters of World
War II.
Episode 6: The Information War
Looking into the battles of the Pacific Theater, this
hour explores the eents at Wake Island, as well as
what happened in the Coral Sea.
Pacific front hero James Doolittle is also profiled,
along with the way in which the U.S. was educated regarding
the European Theater of war. It was a set of facts
that isolationist America ignored for many years, but
not the country had to realize that war was more than
fighting Japan.
Episode 7: Battle of China
Getting to the core of the Asian war that in large
part led up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
This episode shows the true makings of the conflict
between China and Japan; a conflict that was brewing
for centuries. It’s a mismatch of both size and
ambitions; we see how the tiny country of Japan grew
into the kind of power that believed it could invade,
fight, and conquer a full fifth of the Earth’s
population.
Episode 8: Women In Wartime
The whole world is at war, on every continent. This
hour goes everywhere and sees everything: to Guadal
Canal, to the raid of Cologne, to the attacks on North
Africa, to the battle of Stalingrad, to the breaking
of the Leningrad siege, to the events that raged in
the Bismarck Sea, to the end of the Tunisian campaign,
to the Allies entering Sicily, as well as a look at
U.S. bombers blasting the oil fields of Ploesti.
Episode 9: Turning the Tide
America lands at Salerno, the Allies enter Naples,
the Moscow conference opens, Cassino is seized, American
forces arrive on Guam, FDR receives a fourth term,
Belgium is liberated, Germany is invaded, the battle
of the Bulge takes place, Douglas MacArthur returns
to the Philippines, the Burma Road is opened, U.S.
Marines land on Iwo Jima, the United States enforces
midnight curfews and Normandy experiences D-Day.
Episode 10: Final Victory
It’s the end of the war. The bombs are dropped
on Japan, the Nazis have been defeated and the Allied
soldiers are coming home. Post war news shows us just
how close the Germans were to building their own super
weapons. We also witness the war crimes trials that
are held for both Japanese and German officers. The
streets of America are mobbed for V-E Day and V-J Day… and
the planet survives its second worldwide war.
Bonus Episode: INSIDE WWII
Take a deeper look inside WWII with this episode filled
with inspirational information behind history’s
most fascinating war.
Archival footage and original radio transmissions give
the viewer an almost behind-the-scenes look at weaponry,
maps, generals, and so much more to create a comprehensive
inside look at the war that changed history.
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