Miniseries

1. The Gathering Storm

2015-10-15 · 50m

WWII may have concluded decades ago, but for those who fought, the memories are endless. To understand, we start with Churchill's "Gathering Storm."

2. The Phoney War

2015-10-22 · 50m

Japan's unprovoked invasion has plunged China into war. In Europe, Mussolini and Hitler's expansions threaten neighboring nations.

3. Blitzkrieg

2015-10-29 · 50m

After six relatively quiet months of the Phony War, German forces add a new term to the vocabulary of warfare: Blitzkrieg.

4. Alone

2015-11-05 · 50m

Six months after the fall of France, Molotov visits Berlin to discuss victory. He may think Britain is defeated, but there's still more to the story.

5. Barbarossa

2015-11-12 · 50m

It's 1941, and Britain is holding its own despite being under threat from the German army; Japan takes WWII global; "Barbarossa" transforms the war.

6. A Day in Infamy

2015-11-19 · 50m

Before 1941 was over, the Soviet Union was locked in a struggle with Germany, and humanity would be hanging on the fate of Roosevelt's great union.

7. The Turning Point

2015-11-26 · 50m

It took Hitler half a war to form an empire, but all gained would be lost in the second half. Japan's growth also takes a fall.

8. The End of the Beginning

2015-12-03 · 50m

During WWII, Germany and Japan plotted to team up in the Indian subcontinent to make a massive territory, but setbacks in 1942 shook plans.

9. The Beginning of the End

2015-12-10 · 50m

Over a succession of conferences, the UN planned out the post-war world. For the Allied and Axis powers, 1943 would mark the beginning of the end.

10. Overlord

2015-12-17 · 50m

Between 1943 and 1944, significant events shifted power from the Axis to the Allies, and the Allies' strength would grow in the East.

11. Hell is on Us

2015-12-24 · 50m

The Allies break out of Normandy, the Red Army advances, and the invasion of the Philippines will bring troops one step closer to attacking Japan.

12. Unconditional Surrender

2015-12-31 · 50m

Germany and Japan's aggression may have started the war, but by 1944 their armies succumbed to pressure from the Allies.

13. A Thousand Suns

2016-01-07 · 50m

After years of war, the defeat of Hitler and the Third Reich is inevitable. Peace in Asia will follow after the detonation of the atomic bomb.