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1
The Path to War
This first episode covers Hitler's New Germany after his rise to power as Chancellor in 1933 and his rearmament of the G…
2
Victory at El Alamein
Hitler unleashes blitzkrieg with paratroops, massive air armadas and fast moving armored and mechanized divisions in Wes…
3
The Desert to the Steppes
Tensions rise in the Pacific between the Japanese and the United States and with Britain and France who have holdings th…
4
The Sleeping Giant Awakens
Japan draws the United States into the war with attack on Pearl Harbor. Philippines, Guam, Wake Island and the British C…
5
The World at War
Rommel's forces retreat in North Africa. German Army puts Leningrad under siege that would last until early 1944. The Br…
6
Water & Sand
U.S. troops in the Philippines retreat to Bataan. On the home front, America gears up for global war. The Afrika Corps r…
7
An Empire Shaken
Singapore, the major British military base in Southeast Asia and the keystone defense position for the region and the So…
8
"I Shall Return"
Brak opisu dla tej pozycji.
9
New Pacific War Strategy
Japanese capture British stronghold Mandalay in Burma and begin occupation that lasts until March 1945. In the Pacific, …
10
US Bombs Tokyo
U.S. Bombers trike Tokyo in April 1942. President Roosevelt, when asked, where did the bombers come from, famously said …
11
Prelude to Midway
The Battle of the Coral Sea in the Pacific in May 1942 was the first major action with aircraft carriers engaging each o…
12
Pacific War Turning Point
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was a crucial and decisive naval battle and was the turning point in the Pacific war. …
13
The Tide Turns in the Desert
Churchill visits North Africa and Moscow. The Luftwaffe pounds the British on Malta, and Rommel is defeated at El Alamei…
14
Marines Invade Guadalcanal
After victories at Coral Sea and Midway the Allies take to the offense in the Pacific with U.S. Marines landing on Guada…
15
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal. Rommel returns to Germany from North Africa. Allies battle German U-Boat Wolfpack…
16
Victory at El Alamein
Marines halt Japanese Guadalcanal offensive to retake Henderson Field. Major victory in North Africa as British 8th Army…
17
Allies Hold Firm
U.S. Navy turns the tide off Guadalcanal ending stalemate. The Vichy French government surrenders to the Allies in North…
18
Pacific Miracle
Allies fight to hold New Guinea against Japanese forces. Red Army tightens the trap of German forces in Stalingrad. The …
19
Guadalcanal Secured
First Marine Division relieved by Army forces on Guadalcanal after months of brutal fighting. In North Africa, Admiral D…
20
Breaking the Siege
The German grip in Russia broken at Stalingrad and Leningrad. In North Africa British forces take Tripoli. Japan's Hollo…
21
Two Fronts, Two Results
Final victory at Guadalcanal in February 1943 transitions Allies in the Pacific from defense to a posture of strategic o…
22
Patton Arrives in North Africa
Allies inflict major defeat on Japanese trying to reinforce New Guinea at battle of Bismarck Sea. British bombing campai…
23
Patton Pounds Nazis
U.S. forces under Patton defeat German tank units at battle of El Guettar in Tunisia. In the Pacific Admiral Yamamoto, c…
24
Operation Mincecoats
The Battle of Hill 609 in Tunisia is a key victory for American forces. British fool Germans with Operation Mincemeat co…
25
Surrender in North Africa
The Battle of Attu in the Aleutians in May 1943 was the only land battle in World War II fought on incorporated territor…
26
Operation Husky
U.S. plans for Pacific Campaign in 1943 centers on Central Pacific Theater. German armored forces on the Eastern Front m…
27
Patton Takes Palermo
Patton takes Palermo in Sicily in route to Messina. American forces capture Munda and key airfield n New Georgia island …
28
A Rivalry Rages
General George Patton and his 7th Army and British Field Marshal Montgomery and his 8th Army race to take Messina in Sic…
29
Major Shift
Allies attack German rocket bases to stop Nazi 'vengeance' rocket weapon attacks on Britain. Allies inflict defeats on J…
30
Nazis Rescue Mussolini
Mussolini rescued by German paratroopers and restored to power in Northern Italy. In the Pacific U.S. Navy launches majo…
31
German Forces Squeezed
Allies take Naples. Italian government turns on Germany and lines up with Allies. Germans fortify northern Italy with mo…
32
Halsey Captures Bougainville
Admiral Halsey takes Bougainville in the Solomon Islands isolating main Japanese base at Rabaul. Heavy German resistance…
33
Atoll Disaster
The Battle of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. U.S…
34
The Tide Turns
A faster and more lethal Mustang fighter, the P-51 D, provides better cover for Allied bombers in Europe in bombing raid…
35
Allies Land in Anzio
The Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy finally ended after months of heavy fighting with an Allied breakthrough in May 194…
36
Americans Roll Across Pacific
Allied landings at Anzio in Italy initially successful but slow movement allows for major German counterattack stalling …
37
Not Long Now
Japanese move out of Burma and invade India in 1944. Allied resistance forces Japanese retreat and by July the invading …
38
Operation Overload
The Allies finally break stalemate in Italy and move towards Rome. Hitler makes changes to command structure in Western …
39
D-Day
D-Day Special: Paratroopers airborne assault to secure key roads and bridges begin the invasion of Europe. Allies assaul…
40
Rome Liberated
Allies moving in Europe: General Clark takes Rome and D-Day beachheads expanded as Allied troops moving inland. In the P…
41
Patton's Third Army
Patton's Third Army becomes operational and leads breakout from the Normandy hedge row fields turning American armor loo…
42
US Army in France
As Allies move from beachheads German high command changes as overall commander Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt replac…
43
Assassination and Resignation
Allied forces take Pisa a key position in the last German Army defensive line in Italy. In France U.S. forces take St. L…
44
Patton-Montgomery Rivalry Reignites
Russians halt advance outside Warsaw and Germans crush resistance in Polish capital. The Patton-Montgomery rivalry, star…
45
Anvil and Dragoon
U.S. forces move in Brittany to take key ports needed to supply Allied forces in France. Allies make new landings in Sou…
46
Paris Liberated!
Allied forces liberate Paris with German commander surrendering to French forces on August 25th 1944. The Russians open …
47
Airborne Attack
Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was the largest airborne force used to that time. While initially successful t…
48
British and Russian Success
Peleliu falls to the Marines in the Pacific while British forces take key port of Antwerp in Belgium opening new supply …
49
A Promise Kept
Allies in Europe push into Germany with capture of Aachen. MacArthur fulfills his promise and returns to the Philippines…
50
Patton Drives to German Border
Allies take the Dutch island of Walcheren taking out German forces in a position to block Allied forces getting to key p…
51
Hell in the Phillippines
First Allied convoy reaches Antwerp shortening supply lines for Allied forces in Europe. Vicious land battle in the Phil…
52
Hitler's Last Gamble
U.S. forces land at Mindoro as part of battle of Luzon in the Philippines. A look at the bombing campaign in Europe. Hit…
53
Drive for Manila
U.S. forces in Luzon drive towards Manila. Battle of the Bulge continues on the Western Front. U.S. forces secure Leyte.…
54
Third Strike for the Third Reich
Allies contain Bulge breach ending German Army offense in the West and Allied forces go back on the offensive and drive …
55
They Also Serve
St. Vith falls to Allies ending all German offensive operations in the Ardennes. The Burma Road is completed opening vit…
56
Hell From Above
British and American Air Forces bomb Dresden in Germany for three days in February 1945 reducing the city to rubble. Ame…
57
Yalta Conference
Allied leaders Churchill, Roosevelt and Stain meet at Yalta to discuss post-war Europe. In the Philippines: Return to th…
58
Battle of Manila
U.S. forces land on Iwo Jima to eliminate Japanese ground and air forces and then prep the island as a staging base for …
59
Life in the Trenches
Heavy fighting on Iwo Jima continues. A look at Recognizance units: the eyes of the force. In Germany Eisenhower tells P…
60
American Forces Enter Cologne
Fighting continues on Iwo Jima as Marines push toward Mt. Suribachi through tenacious Japanese defense. Germans launch a…
61
Breaching the Rhine
Patton's 3rd Army crosses Moselle River and defeat German forces invested at Nancy. U.S. Air Forces conduct major fire b…
62
Rosie the Riveter
V-Mail, short for Victory Mail, was the mail process used during the war as the primary means of corresponding with U.S.…
63
American Bombers
Fighting winds down on Iwo Jima and flag raising photo becomes historic image. The battle saw the award of 27 Medals of …
64
Backbone of Victory
Stalin gets a green light from Eisenhower resulting in Russians to take Berlin. A look at the Tuskegee Airman: Black pil…
65
A Nation in Mourning
Allies encircle the Ruhr, Germany's industrial heartland. U.S. landings on Okinawa put U.S. forces on the Emperor's door…
66
Japanese Service Fleet Crippled
Allies launch new offensive in Italy pressuring German defenders. In the Pacific, Japanese Navy sends the battleship Yam…
67
Hell on Earth
Allies cross Po River on April 25th and on May 4th the war in Italy is over. Allied forces include the Brazilian Expedit…
68
Allies Push to Berlin
Russian forces breakout at the Oder River only 40 miles from Berlin. Marines make big push on Okinawa. In Germany Herman…
69
Meeting in Torgau
With the Po crossed and Italy done, an update on the Allied activity in Italy. Update on fighting in the Philippines. Wi…
70
Mussolini Executed
'Il Duce,' Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple …
71
Berlin Falls
Kesselring capitulates and surrenders German forces in Italy to Allies. British forces in Burma press towards Rangoon af…
72
Germany Surrenders
May 7th 1945, the German High Command, in the person of General Alfred Jodl, signs the unconditional surrender of all Ge…
73
Horrors of the Holocaust
Philippines Update: U.S. forces land at Macaljar Bay on Mindanao. Okinawa fighting continues. The Thousand Year Reich Of…
74
Philippine Campaign Nears End
American forces seize Naha Airfield on Okinawa. The Battle of Okinawa was the last major ground battle between U.S. and …
75
Japanese Last Stand in Okinawa
Okinawa: Last stand for Japanese forces before home island invasion planned for November 1945. America's Daughters join …
76
Next Stop Japan
Next Stop in the Pacific: Japan - Invasion plan presented to Allied high command. A look at British Prime Minister Winst…
77
Medal of Honor
U.S. tests atomic bomb at Trinity base in New Mexico. Allied leaders meet in Potsdam Germany outside Berlin from July 17…
78
Japan Surrenders
American air forces drop atomic bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th in 1945. Japan …
79
Dancing in the Streets
September 2nd 1945: VJ Day: Victory over Japan Day causes celebration throughout America. Led by the victorious Allied p…
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The Final Tally
The final cost of the war is counted. Axis war criminals are tried. Out of the ashes the world looks toward the future -…
