The World at War

  • Premieret: Okt 1973
  • Afsnit: 26
  • Følgere: 74
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  • Documentary History Mini-series War

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A New Germany (1933–1939)
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Okt 31, 1973
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…
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Distant War (September 1939 – May 1940)
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Nov 07, 1973
In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on. In Britain, an uneasy calm settles on the nation. It is the "phony" war, with the sound of distant guns thundering ominously on the horizon…
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France Falls (May–June 1940)
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Udgivelsesdato
Nov 14, 1973
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.
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Alone (May 1940 – May 1941)
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Udgivelsesdato
Nov 21, 1973
After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the RAF wins the Battle of Britain, the cities are blitzed and on the continent the last Allies are conquered. The outlook is grim.
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Barbarossa (June–December 1941)
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Udgivelsesdato
Nov 28, 1973
After dominating southeastern Europe through force or intrigue, Germany begins Operation Barbarossa, the massive invasion of Soviet Union. Despite several quick victories, the invasion .. show full overview
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Banzai!: Japan (1931–1942)
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Dec 05, 1973
The rise of the Japanese Empire, the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, Pearl Harbor and the early Japanese successes in the fall of Malaya and Singapore. At war .. show full overview
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On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)
Episode overview
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Dec 12, 1973
The opposition by various factions to the entry of the U.S.A into the war, U-boat attacks on Atlantic convoys and America's gradated responses, the mobilization of America after Pearl .. show full overview
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The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Dec 19, 1973
For two years, the 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps fight in the wastes of North Africa. Finally, the tide turns at El Alamein.
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Stalingrad (June 1942 – February 1943)
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Jan 02, 1974
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.
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Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1943)
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Jan 09, 1974
In a war of high technology and animal courage, the German U-Boats fight Allied merchantmen, hounding them in packs.
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Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)
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Udgivelsesdato
Jan 16, 1974
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 20 million of its people.
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Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939 – April 1944)
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Jan 23, 1974
Bomber Command begins bombing German cities by night, and the Americans reinforce the attacks by day—a whirlwind of terror and destruction that will win the war.
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Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942 – June 1944)
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Udgivelsesdato
Jan 30, 1974
Churchill called Italy the "soft underbelly of the crocodile" and thought the Allies could cut through it to the heart of Germany. However, the soft underbelly turned out to be a "tough old gut."
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It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)
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Udgivelsesdato
Feb 06, 1974
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.
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Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)
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Feb 13, 1974
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.
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Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Feb 20, 1974
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.
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Morning (June–August 1944)
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Udgivelsesdato
Feb 27, 1974
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 6, 1944: D-Day.
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Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Mar 13, 1974
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.
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Pincers (August 1944 – March 1945)
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Udgivelsesdato
Mar 20, 1974
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.
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Genocide (1941–1945)
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Udgivelsesdato
Mar 27, 1974
The Nazis are racist; the Aryans are a master race and others, particularly the Jews, are sub-human. Himmler's SS sets about ridding Europe of millions of Jews.
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Nemesis: Germany (February–May 1945)
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Apr 03, 1974
Hitler retreats to his bunker in 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.
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Japan (1941–1945)
Episode overview
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Apr 10, 1974
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.
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Pacific (February 1942 – July 1945)
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Apr 17, 1974
The Americans fight their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Philippines. Perhaps the bloodiest campaign of all, each island has to be taken by storm, and the Japanese fight to the last man.
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The Bomb (February–September 1945)
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Udgivelsesdato
Apr 24, 1974
Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon: the atomic bomb. On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay delivers the world's first atomic bomb to Hiroshima. The world would be forever altered.
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Reckoning (1945...and After)
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Udgivelsesdato
Maj 01, 1974
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.
1x26 Serieafslutning
Remember
Episode overview
Udgivelsesdato
Maj 08, 1974
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.

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