September 4, 2009 • 50m
Just years after World War I, Germany and other nations are in an economic depression. Leader approval ratings of Germany, Italy, ...Read more
September 4, 2009 • 50m
The German Blitzkrieg allowed them to overrun both Poland and France within weeks. See how this radical military tactic caught the...Read more
September 9, 2009 • 50m
In July 1940, Britain stood alone against the Nazis. Hitler had more troops, abetter air force and the better weapons. Britain cam...Read more
September 18, 2009 • 50m
When Hitler expounded his intention to invade Russia his generals looked at him in horrified silence. The Soviet Union was vast an...Read more
September 25, 2009 • 50m
December 7th 1941 is “a date that will live in infamy”proclaimed President Franklin Roosevelt. That was the day that Japan entered...Read more
October 2, 2009 • 50m
Mussolini’s ambition had always been to recreate the old Roman Empire. The trouble was, he was a disaster militarily. After failed...Read more
October 9, 2009 • 50m
Nazi submarines tried to cut supply lines across the Atlantic, while the Allies fire-bombed German cities.
October 16, 2009 • 50m
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 ...Read more
October 23, 2009 • 50m
How close did D-Day come to failure? Despite meticulous planning, deception plans and specialised equipment, its success was alway...Read more
October 30, 2009 • 50m
The Battle of the Bulge saw Hitler take his last great gamble, throwing his reserve forces against the oncoming Allies in the Ardennes.
November 6, 2009 • 50m
The war in the Pacific against Japan was a savage, hand-to-hand, island-to-island struggle, fought by new specialist fighting unit...Read more
November 13, 2009 • 50m
Allied forces converge on Germany, uncovering the horrors of Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald, before pushing towards Berlin, where Hi...Read more
November 20, 2009 • 50m
With Germany beaten, the Allies turned their attention to Japan, who made them pay for every inch of gained ground.