Andrew Marr revisits Britain in 1945 and finds the country victorious but nearly bankrupt, beginning a b...
The Second World War enmeshes civilians to the horrors of war on an unprecedented scale.
German U-boats cause havoc among Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic.
Following Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the Soviet Army battles the Germans almost alone for two years - with a loss of over 20 million lives.
While Bomber Command are unable to hit their targets precisely and begin bombing German cities under cover of darkness, the Americans reinfo...
Churchill described Italy as the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile', thinking the Allies could cut through it to reach Germany. However,...
Nuclear weapons make the world more dangerous than ever before. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 by atom bombs is...
As Allied troops prepare to defend Burma, they are confronted in dreadful monsoon conditions by the Japanese, who are...
After their defeat in the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe changes the direction of bombing raids from London to the provincial cities.
In the summer of 1940, the German forces are the conquerors of western Europe. At home the feeling is that the war is over as German ...
The story of the 1944 D-Day invasion, in which British, American and Canadian forces launched the largest ever amphibian invasion on the beach...
In 1940, the Germans strike against Holland, a country which has a strong indigenous Nazi movement but also liberal traditions and a courag...
With the liberation of Paris in August 1944 the war seems to be over. However, as the Germans retreat, Poland suffers a tragic episode.
The Snows fly to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to revisit the battle of Midway.
Andrew Roberts reveals many of Churchill's weaknesses as a subordinate in charge of the Royal Navy, and the great strengths they became ...
An uneasy calm settles on Britain as Churchill replaces Chamberlain as prime minister.
To evacuate the thousands at Dunkirk, the Admiralty requisitions small boats, while the Navy races to lift as many as it can.
Charles Wheeler examines events on the German side.
This edition recounts Himmler's plans to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany. Narrated by Laurence Olivier.
As the net closes upon Berlin, Hitler retreats to an underground bunker and faces the end of the Reich with his officers.
A look at Japan's fight for survival in 1944, as the country was crippled by shortages of food, metals and fuel.
Ferocious fighting characterises the Allied offensive in the Pacific. The Japanese are fanatical in defence and severe casualties are incurred...
This episode looks at the Allied scientists' attempts to develop a new, immensely powerful weapon, and debates the moral implications of its ...
This episode looks at the end of the war, and at how the superpowers confronted each other to establish a new political order.
As peace descends in 1945, the series ends with a sombre reminder of the human cost of the bloodiest conflict in history.
Peter and Dan Snow explain about one of the most epic battles of World War II and describe how the tactics...
France relied on the fortified Maginot Line but the Germans simply skirted it and forged south.
Charles Wheeler examines the role of the Soviet Union in the war, and Stalin's relationship with Hitler.
A look at how Hitler found himself at war with Britain - a country whose achievements he admired - and allied to his ideolog...
Britain is alone after Dunkirk and facing the Germans across the English Channel. The outlook is grim.
Charles Wheeler examines the role played by Italy.
This film provides insights into how the Nazis' reign of terror in Poland was characterised by huge population upheavals, ch...
In this programme, he discusses the economic and political problems France faced in the aftermath of victory in World War I and asks why this led...
Documentary showing how the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 was a crucial catalyst for the radicalisa...
The Japanese launch the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor and sweep through Southeast Asia.
Examining the rise of the Nazis and their impact. Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bit...
This episode traces Japan's road to war from drawing plans to destroy the US fleet in the Pacific (1907) to the Pearl Harbour attack (1941).
A look back at at the inter war years and the events leading up to the Second World War. The programme also examines the dipl...
Programme looks at how Britain fought Germany alone after the fall of Europe in June 1940.
Many Americans would have been content to forget about the battle with Hitler in Europe, being more worried about the Pacific conflict. Pres...
Using archive footage and eyewitness accounts, this instalment looks at the USA's isolationism and events leading up to bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Charles Wheeler shows how Germany's desire for expansion in eastern Europe, starting with Poland, developed into a worldwide conflict.
On 7th December 1941, Japanese planes bombed the US fleet at Pearl Harbour. Programme looks at what caused Japan to...
The North Africa conflict took nearly three years to resolve, culminating at El Alamein.
Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle o...
In the final documentary of the series, MP Mo Mowlam argues for Winston Churchill as the greatest Briton, portraying him as an inspiratio...
1943-45 - the final years of the Second World War lead to the defeat of Hitler's Germany and the problems of post-war Europe.
A journey through six centuries of warfare. Military historian Richard Holmes reviews the strategic importance of the Battle for Arras in 1940.
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