All Episodes

Take a closer look inside WWII with 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 more to create a comprehensive inside look at the war that changed history.

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 episode one, we see the Nazi army on the march as they attempt to invade what was then a true prize for Adolf Hitler: 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. Episode two 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.

By looking at the full 60th year Anniversary Presentation of "Pearl Harbor, America's Darkest Day ", episode three 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.

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.

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 us into the duel theaters of World War II.

Looking into the battles of the Pacific Theater, this episode explores the events 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 now the country had to realize that war was more than fighting Japan.

Getting to the core of the Asian war that in large part led up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, episode seven 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 filth of the Earth's population.

The whole world is at war, on every continent. This episode goes everywhere and sees everything: to Guadalcanal, to the raid on 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.

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 lwo Jima, the United States enforces midnight curfews and Normandy experiences D-Day.

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 world-wide war.