Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Season 1

2019 · 10 episodes · 8h 22m in all · 8.1/10

Episodes

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   1. Blitzkrieg

   12 Jul 2019 · 50 min · 7.9/10

   The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.

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   2. Battle of Britain

   19 Jul 2019 · 50 min · 8.1/10

   In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.

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   3. Pearl Harbor

   26 Jul 2019 · 50 min · 8.1/10

   Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.

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   4. Battle of Midway

   2 Aug 2019 · 50 min · 8.2/10

   Expertly-restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway which triggers an extraordinary chain of events.

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   5. Siege of Stalingrad

   9 Aug 2019 · 51 min · 8.4/10

   The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.

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   6. D-Day

   16 Aug 2019 · 50 min · 8.3/10

   The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.

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   7. The Battle of the Bulge

   23 Aug 2019 · 50 min · 8.0/10

   High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.

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   8. Firestorm Over Dresden

   30 Aug 2019 · 51 min · 8.2/10

   Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.

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   9. Buchenwald Liberation

   30 Aug 2019 · 50 min · 8.2/10

   Hitler's rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire's true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.

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    10. Hiroshima

    30 Aug 2019 · 50 min · 7.7/10

    The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.