WW2 Price of Empire - Season 1
Season 1
This series looks at the events that lead up to the Second World War using archive footage and eye witnesses.
Episodes
Episode 1
How were nations all over the globe brought to the brink of conflict in 1939? Hear about the triggers that sparked World War II in the first of major 13-part documentary series.
Episode 2
What were the noteworthy events at the beginning of World War II? See rare archive footage and hear remarkable testimony on the early advances made by Germany, Italy and the USSR.
Episode 3
'Blitzkrieg' was an innovative tactic devised by the German military. Hear how it became the new word in warfare following the Nazis' swift invasions of Holland, Belgium and France.
Episode 4
Dogfights over the English Channel in 1940 led to the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. Meanwhile, Italian troops entered North Africa. This epic World War II retrospective expounds.
Episode 5
The Battle of the Atlantic, fighting in North Africa and Greece and the invasion of the USSR: the pivotal events of 1941 are explored in the series that charts the course of WWII.
Episode 6
America's entry into World War II in December 1941 would prove to be vital to Allied success. Discover how the United States' involvement shaped the course of the conflict in 1942.
Episode 7
Discover how the political map of the world was remade by World War II. Recalling the spread of Japanese invasion in the Pacific and the bombing of German cities by British planes.
Episode 8
A truly global conflict, WWII in 1942 saw the Battle of Stalingrad commence, the fight for North Africa escalate and the Solomon Islands campaign begin. Hear how events unfolded.
Episode 9
Hear about the Allied invasion of Sicily, the battle for New Guinea and the ongoing Soviet fight to regain territory from the Germans, as the WWII retrospective focuses on 1943.
Episode 10
The Normandy landings of June 1944 are perhaps the most well-known operations of WWII. With access to remarkable archive footage, discover how Operation Overlord started in earnest.
Episode 11
By 1944, the Russians were making inroads on the Eastern Front and America had managed to reclaim the Philippines. Impressive archive footage reveals the gathering Allied momentum.
Episode 12
The end of the deadliest conflict in history neared with Allied successes in Europe and the Far East. Through archive pictures and eyewitness testimony, hear how victory came about.
Episode 13
Reflections on the final days of World War II and the surrender of the Axis powers. Discover how empires fell and the political map of the world was remade as the guns quietened.
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