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Episodes (10)

Ep 1
Blitzkrieg
★7.8
2019-07-12•50m
The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.

Ep 2
Battle of Britain
★8.1
2019-07-19•50m
In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.

Ep 3
Pearl Harbor
★7.9
2019-07-26•50m
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.

Ep 4
Battle of Midway
★8.1
2019-08-02•50m
Expertly-restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway which triggers an extraordinary chain of events.

Ep 5
Siege of Stalingrad
★8.4
2019-08-09•51m
The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.

Ep 6
D-Day
★8.0
2019-08-16•50m
The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.

Ep 7
The Battle of the Bulge
★7.7
2019-08-23•50m
High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.

Ep 8
Firestorm Over Dresden
★7.9
2019-08-30•51m
Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.

Ep 9
Buchenwald Liberation
★7.9
2019-08-30•50m
Hitler's rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire's true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.

Ep 10
Hiroshima
★7.1
2019-08-30•50m
The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.