Greatest Events of World War II In Colour

  • Premiered: Jul 2019
  • Episodes: 10
  • Followers: 35
  • Ended
  • Discovery Channel (UK)
  • Unknown
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Blitzkrieg
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 12, 2019
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.
1x2
Battle Of Britain
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 19, 2019
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.
1x3
Pearl Harbor
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 26, 2019
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.
1x4
Battle of Midway
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 02, 2019
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.
1x5
Siege of Stalingrad
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 09, 2019
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.
1x6
D-Day
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 16, 2019
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.
1x7
The Battle of the Bulge
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 23, 2019
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.
1x8
Firestorm Over Dresden
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 30, 2019
Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.
1x9
Buchenwald Liberation
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 30, 2019
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.
1x10 Show finale
Hiroshima
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 30, 2019
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.

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