#1 | 22.12.2021Episode 1 (
Dunkirk)
3,9/5 (bei 3 Stimmen)
In May 1940, a German offensive traps the British on the French coast, but a heroic civilian effort evacuates the troops and inspires an entire nation.
#2 | 22.12.2021Episode 2 (
The Battle of the Atlantic)
4,0/5 (bei 3 Stimmen)
U-boat "wolf packs" ravage Allied convoys early in the war, but ingenuity, new technology and a bit of luck help the Allies turn the tide by 1943.
#3 | 22.12.2021Episode 3 (
The Invasion of North Africa)
4,0/5 (bei 3 Stimmen)
In late 1942, America enters the war in North Africa, where the British have been battling the Germans and Italians for control of the Suez Canal.
#4 | 22.12.2021Episode 4 (
The Battle of Kursk)
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Desperate for a victory in the East, Germany attacks toward Kursk in the summer of 1943 and triggers a monumental tank battle with the Soviet Union.
#5 | 22.12.2021Episode 5 (
The Invasion of Italy)
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Hoping for a swift victory, Allied armies invade Italy in September 1943, but the fighting quickly grinds down to a bloody, months long campaign.
#6 | 22.12.2021Episode 6 (
The Liberation of Paris)
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Paris suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.
#7 | 22.12.2021Episode 7 (
The Battle of the Philippine Sea)
4,0/5 (bei 3 Stimmen)
In June 1944, a monumental battle between American and Japanese aircraft carriers in the Philippine Sea turns the tide in the Pacific.
#8 | 22.12.2021Episode 8 (
Iwo Jima)
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In early 1945, US Marines invade Iwo Jima and face an appallingly bloody battle for control of the island, to the dismay of the public back home.
#9 | 22.12.2021Episode 9 (
The Race for Berlin)
4,0/5 (bei 3 Stimmen)
Angling for power in the postwar world, Stalin tricks the Allies — and his own generals — to ensure the Red Army wins the race to Berlin in April 1945.
#10 | 22.12.2021Episode 10 (
Okinawa)
3,9/5 (bei 3 Stimmen)
US forces invade Okinawa in April 1945, and months of fighting and dreadful casualties persuade Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.