The World at War

Season 1
8.6

Remember

Episode 26 - 5-08-1974

50m

For many the Second World War was the most significant experience of their lives. Heartbreaking first hand remembrances from a vast array of survivors on both sides of the war.

8.6/10

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Reckoning (April 1945)

Episode 25 - 5-01-1974

51m

The war ends slowly and messily. Britain is victorious but exhausted and the super-powers confront each other as they decide the fate of Europe.

8.6/10

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The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

Episode 24 - 4-24-1974

52m

Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the atomic bomb. On August 6th 1945, the Enola Gay delivers the world's first atomic bomb to Hiroshima. The world would be forever altered.

8.9/10

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Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)

Episode 23 - 4-17-1974

50m

The Americans fight their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Phillipines. Perhaps the bloodiest campaign of all, each island has to be taken by storm and the Japanese fight to the last man.

8.7/10

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Japan (1941–1945)

Episode 22 - 4-10-1974

51m

Initially apprehensive about the outcome of declaring war, the Japanese quickly turn to celebration with early victory. In the end, their worst fears are unimaginably exceeded.

8.5/10

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Nemesis (February–May 1945)

Episode 21 - 4-03-1974

52m

Hitler retreats to the Fuhrer bunker is Berlin as Germany crumbles around him and his lieutenants abandon him to a fate of suicide. Meanwhile, the Russians raise the red flag in Berlin.

8.9/10

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Genocide (1941–1945)

Episode 20 - 3-27-1974

52m

The Nazi's are racist; the Aryans are a master race, others, particularly the Jews are sub-human. Himmler's SS sets about ridding Europe of millions of Jews.

9.2/10

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Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)

Episode 19 - 3-20-1974

52m

The end of the war appears close at hand with the liberation of Paris in 1944, but the British and Americans disagree on how to advance. Meanwhile, Poland suffers devastating losses to achieve victory.

8.5/10

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Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)

Episode 18 - 3-13-1974

52m

Through a neutral country, Holland is attacked by Germany without warning in 1940. During the next four years, life carries on seemingly without incident, but underneath resistance never dies.

8.6/10

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Morning (June–August 1944)

Episode 17 - 3-06-1974

52m

The Western Allies resolve to invade Europe. England becomes a floating supply dump and the British and Americans assemble the largest invasion fleet in history. It is June 6th 1944 - D Day.

9/10

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Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)

Episode 16 - 2-27-1974

52m

Initial victory in Europe turns sour after the defeat at Stalingrad, yet Germany prepares to fight to the end - even after an assassination attempt on the Führer.

8.9/10

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Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)

Episode 15 - 2-20-1974

52m

Finding strength in unity at home in Britain during the war, it was a time of gas masks, Winston Churchill, Dig for Victory, evacuation, George Formby, the Land Army, ITMA, the Squander Bug and the Beveridge Report.

8.1/10

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It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1943)

Episode 14 - 2-13-1974

52m

Vera Lynn sang of a lovely day tomorrow, but the war in Burma was mud and monsoon. Britain's largest army learned to master the jungle and fought the Japanese to standstill.

8.5/10

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Tough Old Gut: Italy (1943 - 1944)

Episode 13 - 1-30-1974

50m

Churchill called Italy the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile' and thought the Allies could cut through it to the heart of Germany. By the soft underbelly turned out to be a 'tough old gut'.

8.4/10

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Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)

Episode 12 - 1-30-1974

52m

Bomber Command begin bombing German cities by night and the Americans reinforce the attacks by day; a whirlwind of terror and destruction that will win the war.

8.4/10

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Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)

Episode 11 - 1-23-1974

53m

For two years the Soviet Army fights the Germans almost alone. After one of the greatest land battles in history, the nation survives and triumphs - but with a loss of no less than twenty million of its people.

8.7/10

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Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1943)

Episode 10 - 1-16-1974

52m

In a war of high technology and animal courage, the German U-Boats fight Allied merchantmen, hounding them in packs.

8.3/10

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Stalingrad (June 1942 - February 1943)

Episode 9 - 1-02-1974

52m

Hitler's early successes in Russia made him reckless and he resolves to capture Stalingrad. The battle lasts six months with the Russians emerging as victors. The Wehrmacht never recovers.

9/10

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The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)

Episode 8 - 12-19-1973

52m

For 2 years the 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps fight in the wastes of North Africa. Finally the tide turns at El Alamein.

8.5/10

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On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)

Episode 7 - 12-12-1973

52m

Americans are divided between fighting the Japanese and the Nazis. Hitler solves the problem by declaring war on the U.S.A.

8.4/10

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Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)

Episode 6 - 12-05-1973

52m

At war since 1931 on the Chinese mainland, the Japanese hope for easy victories over the British and Dutch. And then on December 7th 1941, Japan makes their infamous attack on Pearl Harbour.

8.5/10

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Barbarossa (June–December 1941)

Episode 5 - 11-28-1973

52m

Hitler at last turns his tanks towards Russia. After a succession of devastating victories, the Germans delay and the fierce Russian winter takes a grip.

8.9/10

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Alone (May 1940–May 1941)

Episode 4 - 11-21-1973

51m

After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the Rap wins the Battle of Britain, the cities are blitzed and on the continent the last Allies are conquered. The outlook is grim.

8.6/10

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France Falls (May–June 1940)

Episode 3 - 11-14-1973

52m

France discovers it is woefully unprepared for modern warfare as the Nazi war machine easily skirts around the Maginot Line. Britain retreats and prepares for invasion.

8.7/10

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Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

Episode 2 - 11-07-1973

52m

In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain, an uneasy calm settles on the nation. It is the 'phoney' war, with the sound of distant guns thundering ominously on the horizon…

8.3/10

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A New Germany (1933–1939)

Episode 1 - 10-31-1973

52m

Germany, a nation stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging from crippling economic depression, looks to one man for a resurgence of hope and dignity. That man is Adolf Hitler…

8.7/10

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Streaming Episode Guide

Season 1 8.6

26 Episodes

Remember

Episode 26 - 5-08-1974

Reckoning (April 1945)

Episode 25 - 5-01-1974

The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

Episode 24 - 4-24-1974

Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)

Episode 23 - 4-17-1974

Japan (1941–1945)

Episode 22 - 4-10-1974

Nemesis (February–May 1945)

Episode 21 - 4-03-1974