World War II with Tom Hanks
Explores WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and the human cost of total war.
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1▶43 minIn September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.
2▶43 minAfter toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
3▶43 minThe story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
4▶43 minExploring WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age and examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and the human cost of total war.
5▶43 minExploring WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age and examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and the human cost of total war.
6▶43 minUnited States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping a relentless advance.
7▶43 minHitler's hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
8▶43 minThousands of inexperienced U.S. troops face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps.
9▶43 minBehind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages - one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's unbreakable Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
10▶43 minOperation 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.
11▶43 minThe Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but endure a months-long slog.
12▶43 minAllied air forces engage in a fierce and costly battle with the Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe.
13▶43 minThe Allies launch Operation Overlord to liberate occupied France and open a true second front.
14▶43 minThe Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the forgotten theater of World War II.
15▶43 minAs the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, Germany and Japan deploy opposite strategies.
16▶43 minResistance to Nazi occupation and oppression is a constant throughout the war.
17▶43 minThe Pacific campaign reaches a brutal and bloody fever pitch from 1944 to 1945.
18▶43 minThe war in Europe reaches a climax as Allied armies advance towards Berlin, and Hitler orders his people to fight to the last man.
19▶43 minThe most terrible weapon ever created will change the course of the war in the Pacific.
20▶43 minThe end of WWII and the dawn of the nuclear age see two victors turn from allies into adversaries.
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 · 20 episodes
- Episode length
- ~43 min
- Network
- Sky History