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World War II in Colour

 (2009)

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Season 1
8.1
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8.1
Rare footage, state-of-the-art colorization and newly uncovered documents are used in this examination of the strategies and battles of World War II.
Victory in the Pacific
Episode 13 - 11-20-2009
51m
With Germany beaten, the Allies turned their attention to Japan, who made them pay for every inch of gained ground.
 8.3/10
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Victory in the Pacific
Victory in Europe
Episode 12 - 11-13-2009
51m
Allied forces converge on Germany, uncovering the horrors of Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald, before pushing towards Berlin, where Hitler clings to power in his last desperate days.
 8.4/10
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Victory in Europe
The Island War
Episode 11 - 11-06-2009
51m
The war in the Pacific against Japan was a savage, hand-to-hand, island-to-island struggle, fought by new specialist fighting units like the valiant Chindits.
 7.9/10
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The Island War
Closing the Ring
Episode 10 - 10-30-2009
51m
The Battle of the Bulge saw Hitler take his last great gamble, throwing his reserve forces against the oncoming Allies in the Ardennes.
 8.3/10
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Closing the Ring
Overlord
Episode 9 - 10-23-2009
51m
How close did D-Day come to failure? Despite meticulous planning, deception plans and specialised equipment, its success was always balanced on a knife-edge.
 8.3/10
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The Soviet Steamroller
Episode 8 - 10-16-2009
51m
By July 1943, the full extent of Hitler’s failed gamble in the East had become clear. After failing to deliver knock-out blows at Stalingrad and Moscow, his army was now at the mercy of the vast Soviet war machine. With its huge resources and seemingly limitless numbers of men, the Red Army slowly pushed the Germans back out of Russia through Ukraine, Poland, the Balkans and Hungary. This was war on a monster scale, pitching armies of millions against each other. But it was also a war fought by small bands of partisans, men like Tito in Yugoslavia, leading guerrilla bands against Nazi forces.
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The Soviet Steamroller
Turning the Tide
Episode 7 - 10-09-2009
51m
Nazi submarines tried to cut supply lines across the Atlantic, while the Allies fire-bombed German cities.
 7.8/10
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Turning the Tide
The Mediterranean and North Africa
Episode 6 - 10-02-2009
51m
Mussolini’s ambition had always been to recreate the old Roman Empire. The trouble was, he was a disaster militarily. After failed attacks in North Africa and Greece, his armies were on the run. Hitler now faced a difficult choice. Did he divert troops needed at other fronts to support his ally, ordid he let Mussolini fall? Hitler chose to support him —a decision that would spell disaster for both of them. Hitler would lose hundreds of thousands of troops and Mussolini would lose his life. This episode tells the extraordinary story of the war in North Africa and features the heroics of the tiny island of Malta as it withstood wave after wave of Nazi assault. It ends with the Allies fighting their way up Italy and Germany in retreat.
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The Mediterranean and North Africa
Red Sun Rampant
Episode 5 - 9-25-2009
51m
December 7th 1941 is “a date that will live in infamy”proclaimed President Franklin Roosevelt. That was the day that Japan entered World War II, with its surprise attack upon theU.S. Fleet in Pearl Harbor. Japan swiftly followed this up with the defeat of a huge British army in Singapore. For a while Japan was rampant in the Pacific. But gradually, America, the sleeping giant, awoke. The war that would follow would be characterized by major innovations.
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Red Sun Rampant
Hitler Strikes East
Episode 4 - 9-18-2009
51m
When Hitler expounded his intention to invade Russia his generals looked at him in horrified silence. The Soviet Union was vast and had matchless resources. Hitler’s whole plan depended upon striking a swift and decisive knock-out blow. A long, drawn-out war would ensure a loss for Germany. Hitler was certain his forces could do it since no country had yet defeated them, but here had never been a military gamble like this. This episode covers Stalingrad and the battle of Kursk, the biggest tank battle in all history.
 8.2/10
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Britain at Bay
Episode 3 - 9-09-2009
51m
In July 1940, Britain stood alone against the Nazis. Hitler had more troops, abetter air force and the better weapons. Britain came extremely close to defeat, as its exhausted air force struggled to fight off the German Luftwaffe. However, because of critical errors by the Luftwaffe commander Hermann Goering, Britain was able to regroup. Then using its brilliant team of code crackers and specially trained spies, Britain began the fight back, working alongside the resistance movements in the occupied territories.
 8.2/10
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Lightning War
Episode 2 - 9-04-2009
51m
The German Blitzkrieg allowed them to overrun both Poland and France within weeks. See how this radical military tactic caught the Allies totally unprepared.
 8.2/10
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Lightning War
The Gathering Storm
Episode 1 - 9-04-2009
51m
Just years after World War I, Germany and other nations are in an economic depression. Leader approval ratings of Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain are shallow, giving the rise to military dictators along with their parties. Years after Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, he and his generals plot the invasion of Poland.
 8.3/10
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Victory in Europe
Episode 12 - 11-13-2009
51m
Allied forces converge on Germany, uncovering the horrors of Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald, before pushing towards Berlin, where Hitler clings to power in his last desperate days.
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Victory in Europe
The Gathering Storm
Episode 1 - 9-04-2009
51m
Just years after World War I, Germany and other nations are in an economic depression. Leader approval ratings of Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain are shallow, giving the rise to military dictators along with their parties. Years after Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, he and his generals plot the invasion of Poland.
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The Gathering Storm
Overlord
Episode 9 - 10-23-2009
51m
How close did D-Day come to failure? Despite meticulous planning, deception plans and specialised equipment, its success was always balanced on a knife-edge.
 8.3/10
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Overlord
Closing the Ring
Episode 10 - 10-30-2009
51m
The Battle of the Bulge saw Hitler take his last great gamble, throwing his reserve forces against the oncoming Allies in the Ardennes.
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Closing the Ring
Victory in the Pacific
Episode 13 - 11-20-2009
51m
With Germany beaten, the Allies turned their attention to Japan, who made them pay for every inch of gained ground.
 8.3/10
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Victory in the Pacific
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