Name: World War II in Colour Season 1
Genre: Documentary, lifestyle, War
Released: 2010

S01 Episode 1

The Gathering Storm

The most destructive war begins as German troops invade Poland.

51 mins · Fri, 12 Nov 2010

S01 Episode 2

Lightning War

Facing a new type of warfare, Poland is conquered in just four weeks by Hitler's army.

51 mins · Fri, 19 Nov 2010

S01 Episode 3

Britain at Bay

Being victorious in western Europe, Nazi Germany controlled Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, but Britain remained defiant.

51 mins · Fri, 26 Nov 2010

S01 Episode 4

Hitler Strikes East

No longer considering Britain a threat, Hitler focuses on Operation Barbarossa.

51 mins · Fri, 3 Dec 2010

S01 Episode 5

Red Sun Rampant

On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bomb the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.

51 mins · Fri, 10 Dec 2010

S01 Episode 6

Mediterranean and North Africa

Benito Mussolini dreams of recreating the Roman Empire.

51 mins · Fri, 17 Dec 2010

S01 Episode 7

Turning the Tide

The race begins to develop new weapons and ways to wage war.

51 mins · Fri, 24 Dec 2010

S01 Episode 8

The Soviet Steamroller

War on the two fronts catches up with Hitler, leaving him on the run in mid-1943.

51 mins · Fri, 31 Dec 2010

S01 Episode 9

Overlord

Hitler faces a new threat: Allied preparations to invade north-west France are coming to a climax.

51 mins · Fri, 7 Jan 2011

S01 Episode 10

Closing the Ring

By late summer 1944, the Allied forces in north-west Europe thrust themselves towards the German border.

51 mins · Fri, 14 Jan 2011

S01 Episode 11

The Island War

By the spring of 1943, the Pacific war has reached a turning point.

51 mins · Fri, 21 Jan 2011

S01 Episode 12

Victory in Europe

Allied forces are within striking distance of the Rhine; a Red Army blitzkrieg brings Soviet forces to the River Oder.

51 mins · Fri, 28 Jan 2011

S01 Episode 13

Victory in the Pacific

in 1945, a desperate Japan is attacked by US carriers and amphibious forces.

51 mins · Fri, 4 Feb 2011

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