EPISODE 01
The Beginning
In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.
43 minEPISODE GUIDE
Season 1
20 episodes
EPISODE 02
Blitz
After 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.
43 min
EPISODE 03
Barbarossa
The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
43 min
EPISODE 04
Pearl Harbor
Exploring 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.
43 min
EPISODE 05
The War at Sea
Exploring 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.
43 min
EPISODE 06
Guadalcanal
United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping a relentless advance.
43 min
EPISODE 07
Darkness Falls
Hitler's hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
43 min
EPISODE 08
Operation Torch
Thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps.
43 min
EPISODE 09
Secrets and Lies
Behind 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.
43 min
EPISODE 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.
43 min
EPISODE 11
Italy
The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but endure a months-long slog.
43 min
EPISODE 12
Battle for the Skies
Allied air forces engage in a fierce and costly battle with the Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe.
43 min
EPISODE 13
Overlord
The Allies launch Operation Overlord to liberate occupied France and open a true second front.
43 min
EPISODE 14
Long Road to Tokyo
The Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the forgotten theater of World War II.
43 min
EPISODE 15
Home Front
As the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, Germany and Japan deploy opposite strategies.
43 min
EPISODE 16
Resistance
Resistance to Nazi occupation and oppression is a constant throughout the war.
43 min
EPISODE 17
No Surrender
The Pacific campaign reaches a brutal and bloody fever pitch from 1944 to 1945.
43 min
EPISODE 18
Last Days of the Reich
The war in Europe reaches a climax as Allied armies advance towards Berlin, and Hitler orders his people to fight to the last man.
43 min
EPISODE 19
Endgame
The most terrible weapon ever created will change the course of the war in the Pacific.
43 min
EPISODE 20
Fallout
The end of WWII and the dawn of the nuclear age see two victors turn from allies into adversaries.
43 min