For eighty years, the Second World War has remained the most devastating and defining conflict in human history. This series is a landmark documentary event that reexamines the war through the lens of a new century.
In September 1939, enabled by a secret pact between Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, Germany invades Poland with its lightning style of tank warfare, plunging Europe back into war. Adolf Hitler can now pursue his longed-for racial war, as the world watches in horror, and the stage is set for global conflict.
In September 1939, enabled by a secret pact between Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, Germany invades Poland with its lightning style of tank warfare, plunging Europe back into war. Adolf Hitler can now pursue his longed-for racial war, as the world watches in horror, and the stage is set for global conflict.
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43min
May 25, 2026
2. Blitz
2. Blitz
After defeating Poland, Hitler looks west, planning an attack into France that will take advantage of a weak point in their defences. France is overrun and new British Prime Minister Churchill scrambles to evacuate Allied troops from the coast. Shocked by the defeat of France, Roosevelt calls to mobilize the US while German planes bombard Britain from the sky. The Germans are pushed back as Roosev
After defeating Poland, Hitler looks west, planning an attack into France that will take advantage of a weak point in their defences. France is overrun and new British Prime Minister Churchill scrambles to evacuate Allied troops from the coast. Shocked by the defeat of France, Roosevelt calls to mobilize the US while German planes bombard Britain from the sky. The Germans are pushed back as Roosev
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43min
May 25, 2026
3. Barbarossa
3. Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union, launches on June 22, 1941. In what is the largest military operation in history, Hitler aims to capture the Soviet Union's vast economic resources, enslave its populations, and expand Germany east. It is the beginning of a brutal campaign that will ultimately help decide the war in Europe.
Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union, launches on June 22, 1941. In what is the largest military operation in history, Hitler aims to capture the Soviet Union's vast economic resources, enslave its populations, and expand Germany east. It is the beginning of a brutal campaign that will ultimately help decide the war in Europe.
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43min
May 25, 2026
4. Pearl Harbor
4. Pearl Harbor
Driven by their desire for resources and an Asian empire, Japan invades China. The US joins the global outcry as Japanese troops brutally destroy the Chinese capital of Nanking. FDR responds with a crippling oil embargo, but Japan refuses to back down, propelling them towards an attack on Pearl Harbor that will change the trajectory of WWII and the world.
Driven by their desire for resources and an Asian empire, Japan invades China. The US joins the global outcry as Japanese troops brutally destroy the Chinese capital of Nanking. FDR responds with a crippling oil embargo, but Japan refuses to back down, propelling them towards an attack on Pearl Harbor that will change the trajectory of WWII and the world.
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43min
Jun 1, 2026
5. The War at Sea
5. The War at Sea
The story of how America's battle to control the seas against the terrifying German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's fearsome Navy in the Pacific ultimately turns the tide of the war.
The story of how America's battle to control the seas against the terrifying German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's fearsome Navy in the Pacific ultimately turns the tide of the war.
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43min
Jun 1, 2026
6. Guadalcanal
6. Guadalcanal
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia. On Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia. On Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.
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43min
Jun 8, 2026
7. Darkness Falls
7. Darkness Falls
Under Adolf Hitler's leadership, anti-Semitic policies escalate from discrimination to widespread genocide. The state-sponsored persecution features mobile killing squads conducting mass shootings, and then purpose-built death camps, where millions of men, women and children are murdered by poison gas.
Under Adolf Hitler's leadership, anti-Semitic policies escalate from discrimination to widespread genocide. The state-sponsored persecution features mobile killing squads conducting mass shootings, and then purpose-built death camps, where millions of men, women and children are murdered by poison gas.
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42min
Jun 8, 2026
8. Operation Torch
8. Operation Torch
In 1942, Eisenhower leads the first joint U.S.-British operation of the war - Operation Torch - successfully landing thousands of untested U.S. troops on the Vichy controlled shores of North Africa. The Allies race to trap the German forces in Tunisia, resulting in fearsome tank battles against the famed 'Desert Fox,' German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his battle-tested Afrika Korps.
In 1942, Eisenhower leads the first joint U.S.-British operation of the war - Operation Torch - successfully landing thousands of untested U.S. troops on the Vichy controlled shores of North Africa. The Allies race to trap the German forces in Tunisia, resulting in fearsome tank battles against the famed 'Desert Fox,' German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his battle-tested Afrika Korps.
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43min
Jun 15, 2026
9. Secrets and Lies
9. Secrets and Lies
Amid World War II's chaos, a hidden battle rages - a war of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. At Bletchley Park, Alan Turing and his team race to crack Germany's 'unbreakable' Enigma Code in a bid to thwart Nazi plans and save Britain from invasion. But as the codes evolve, daring missions and deadly risks intensify.
Amid World War II's chaos, a hidden battle rages - a war of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. At Bletchley Park, Alan Turing and his team race to crack Germany's 'unbreakable' Enigma Code in a bid to thwart Nazi plans and save Britain from invasion. But as the codes evolve, daring missions and deadly risks intensify.
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43min
Jun 15, 2026
10. Stalingrad
10. Stalingrad
Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
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43min
Jun 22, 2026
11. Italy
11. Italy
In the summer of 1943, after a successful campaign in North Africa, Churchill convinces Roosevelt that the best way forward is an invasion of the island of Sicily. But what is thought to be a quick and decisive attack instead becomes a months-long slog up the Italian peninsula, as Hitler has no intention of giving up this key part of his empire without a fight.
In the summer of 1943, after a successful campaign in North Africa, Churchill convinces Roosevelt that the best way forward is an invasion of the island of Sicily. But what is thought to be a quick and decisive attack instead becomes a months-long slog up the Italian peninsula, as Hitler has no intention of giving up this key part of his empire without a fight.
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41min
Jun 29, 2026
12. Battle for the Skies
12. Battle for the Skies
In 1942 the Allies are eager to challenge the Luftwaffe's superiority in the air. The RAF and U.S. Army Air Forces combine operations to bomb the industrial heart of Germany and destroy German air power ahead of the upcoming Allied invasion of France. Airmen on both sides will suffer grievous losses - and so will civilians below.
In 1942 the Allies are eager to challenge the Luftwaffe's superiority in the air. The RAF and U.S. Army Air Forces combine operations to bomb the industrial heart of Germany and destroy German air power ahead of the upcoming Allied invasion of France. Airmen on both sides will suffer grievous losses - and so will civilians below.
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41min
Jun 29, 2026
13. Overlord
13. Overlord
After years of discussion over how to take the fight directly to Germany, the Allies set a target for a cross-channel invasion: Normandy, spring of 1944. But the road to Operation Overlord is no easy journey, with Hitler lying in wait. For the Allies, it's a race to pull off one of the most complicated operations in military history.
After years of discussion over how to take the fight directly to Germany, the Allies set a target for a cross-channel invasion: Normandy, spring of 1944. But the road to Operation Overlord is no easy journey, with Hitler lying in wait. For the Allies, it's a race to pull off one of the most complicated operations in military history.
For eighty years, the Second World War has remained the most devastating and defining conflict in human history. This series is a landmark documentary event that reexamines the war through the lens of a new century.
