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Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Season 1 · Episode 1
IMDb8.0
Released
7/12/2019
Duration
0h 50m
Genre
Documentary, War & Politics
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Derek Jacobi

Overview

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.

Episodes

BlitzkriegEP 1AvailableNow playing

Blitzkrieg

50m·7/12/2019·8.0

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.

Battle of BritainEP 2Available

Battle of Britain

50m·7/19/2019·8.4

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.

Pearl HarborEP 3Available

Pearl Harbor

50m·7/26/2019·8.1

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

Battle of MidwayEP 4Available

Battle of Midway

50m·8/2/2019·8.4

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.

Siege of StalingradEP 5Available

Siege of Stalingrad

51m·8/9/2019·8.6

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.

D-DayEP 6Available

D-Day

50m·8/16/2019·8.3

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.

The Battle of the BulgeEP 7Available

The Battle of the Bulge

50m·8/23/2019·8.0

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.

Firestorm Over DresdenEP 8Available

Firestorm Over Dresden

51m·8/30/2019·8.1

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

Buchenwald LiberationEP 9Available

Buchenwald Liberation

50m·8/30/2019·8.1

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.

HiroshimaEP 10Available

Hiroshima

50m·8/30/2019·7.5

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.

Cast

Derek Jacobi

Narrator

Derek Jacobi

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