The rise of the Japanese Empire, the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, Pearl Harbor, and the early Japanese successes in the Battle of Malaya and Battle of Singapore.
Aired: Oct 31, 1973 The rebirth of Germany and growth in power of the Nazi Party leading up to th...
2. Distant War: September 1939-May 1940
Aired: Nov 7, 1973The invasions of Poland, the Winter War, the sinking of the Graf Spee, the "p...
3. France Falls: May-June 1940
Aired: Nov 14, 1973French politics, the Maginot Line, the Saar Offensive, Blitzkrieg warfare and...
Aired: Nov 21, 1973 The Battle of Britain, defeats in Greece and Crete, Tobruk and life in Britai...
5. Barbarossa: June-December 1941
Aired: Nov 28, 1973After dominating southeastern Europe through force or intrigue, Germany begin...
Aired: Dec 5, 1973 The rise of the Japanese Empire, the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese b...
7. On Our Way: U.S.A. 1939-1942
Aired: Dec 12, 1973The opposition to the United States' entry into the war, Lend Lease, U-boat a...
8. The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943
Aired: Dec 19, 1973The desert war, starting with Italy's invasion of Egypt and the attacks and c...
9. Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943
Aired: Jan 2, 1974The mid-war German situation in Southern Russia resulting in the German defea...
10. Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic - 1939-1944
Aired: Jan 16, 1974The submarine war emphasizing the North Atlantic. Tracks the development of t...
11. Red Star: The Soviet Union - 1941-1943
Aired: Jan 23, 1974The rise of the Red Army, mobilization of Soviet production, the Siege of Len...
12. Whirlwind: Bombing Germany - September 1939-April 1944
Aired: Jan 30, 1974The development of British and American strategic bombing.
13. Tough Old Gut: Italy - November 1942-June 1944
Aired: Jan 30, 1974The difficulties of the Italian Campaign beginning with Operation Torch in No...
14. It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma - 1942-1944
Aired: Feb 13, 1974The jungle war in Burma and India--what it "lacked in scale was made up in sa...
15. Home Fires: Britain - 1940-1944
Aired: Feb 20, 1974Life and politics in Britain from the post-Battle of Britain period to the fi...
16. Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944
Aired: Feb 27, 1974Changes in German society as the fortunes of war are reversed. Censorship and...
Aired: Mar 6, 1974 Operation Overlord--starting with the failed Dieppe Raid--followed by battles...
18. Occupation: Holland - 1940-1944
Aired: Mar 13, 1974Life in the Netherlands under German occupation--when citizens chose to resis...
19. Pincers: August 1944-March 1945
Aired: Mar 20, 1974Operation Dragoon, the liberation of Paris, the Allied occupation of France, ...
Aired: Mar 27, 1974 Begins with the founding of the SS, follows the development of Nazi racial th...
21. Nemesis: Germany - February-May 1945
Aired: Apr 3, 1974The invasion of Germany by the Allies, the bombing of Dresden, and the events...
Aired: Apr 10, 1974 Japanese society during wartime. How life transformed as the country suffered...
23. Pacific: February 1942-July 1945
Aired: Apr 17, 1974The island hopping strategy of Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur leads fro...
24. The Bomb: February-September 1945
Aired: Apr 24, 1974The atomic bomb, the ascendancy of President Harry Truman, growing splits amo...
25. Reckoning: 1945... and after
Aired: May 1, 1974As wretched survivours suffer deprivations amongst the ruins, half of Germany...
Aired: May 8, 1974 For many the Second World War was the most significant experience of their li...
Main Cast
Current Status: Ended
Network: ITV1
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Genres:War, Documentary, History
