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Greatest Events of World War II in Colour: Season 1
July 12, 2019
10 Episodes
~50 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
10
1
Blitzkrieg
Jul 12, 2019
50 min
3.9/5
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.
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2
Battle of Britain
Jul 19, 2019
50 min
4.1/5
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.
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3
Pearl Harbor
Jul 26, 2019
50 min
3.9/5
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.
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4
Battle of Midway
Aug 2, 2019
50 min
4.1/5
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.
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5
Siege of Stalingrad
Aug 9, 2019
51 min
4.2/5
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.
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6
D-Day
Aug 16, 2019
50 min
4.0/5
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.
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7
The Battle of the Bulge
Aug 23, 2019
50 min
3.9/5
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.
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8
Firestorm Over Dresden
Aug 30, 2019
51 min
3.9/5
Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.
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9
Buchenwald Liberation
Aug 30, 2019
50 min
3.9/5
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.
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10
Hiroshima
Aug 30, 2019
50 min
3.6/5
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.
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