#1 | 12/22/2021Dunkirk3.9/5 (with 3 votes)
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 | 12/22/2021The Battle of the Atlantic4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
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 | 12/22/2021The Invasion of North Africa4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
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 | 12/22/2021The Battle of Kursk4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
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 | 12/22/2021The Invasion of Italy4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
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 | 12/22/2021The Liberation of Paris4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
Paris suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.
#7 | 12/22/2021The Battle of the Philippine Sea4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
In June 1944, a monumental battle between American and Japanese aircraft carriers in the Philippine Sea turns the tide in the Pacific.
#8 | 12/22/2021Iwo Jima4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
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 | 12/22/2021The Race for Berlin4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
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 | 12/22/2021Okinawa3.9/5 (with 3 votes)
US forces invade Okinawa in April 1945, and months of fighting and dreadful casualties persuade Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.