Explorer

Curator

Langue

Season 1

Season 1

31 mai 1983·14 épisodes·5h 29min
Épisodes · 14
The Greatest Conflict
E1

The Greatest Conflict

A quick review of the various campaigns and calamitous occurrences that happened from the start to the end of World War II.

38min·31 mai 1983
North Africa... the Desert War
E2

North Africa... the Desert War

The birth of the Afrika Korps and it's leader Erwin Rommel who was to earn the pseudonym Desert Fox.

23min·6 juin 1983
The Beachhead at Anzio
E3

The Beachhead at Anzio

Beginning with Operation Shingle, the allies obtained a foothold in Italy while the Germans were determined to make the allies job a difficult one starting with the Gustav line.

22min·13 juin 1983
D-Day... The Normandy Invasion
E4

D-Day... The Normandy Invasion

Operation Overlord began on Jun 6, 1944, with parachutists, deception tactics, and Mulberry harbors so as to ensure a successful invasion in France.

23min·20 juin 1983
Pursuit to the Rhine
E5

Pursuit to the Rhine

Once the Normandy invasion was concluded it was a cacophony of multiple allied drives to silence the German offensives with having to deal with some strong defensive fronts and offensive attacks.

21min·27 juin 1983
The Bomber Offensive: Air War in Europe
E6

The Bomber Offensive: Air War in Europe

In 1943, Britain began bomber offensives over Germany's war production sites, some without fighter protection because of limited fuel capacity. Bombing targets and improved fighter protection would soon occur.

23min·4 juil. 1983
The Battle of the Bulge
E7

The Battle of the Bulge

Adolf Hitler is desperate to stop the allies advance onto German soil and pushes a number of his military forces through the Ardennes and begins what has come to be known as the Battle of the Bulge. The allies had a number of clues that something was going to happen but ignored them.

21min·11 juil. 1983
The Battle of Germany
E8

The Battle of Germany

A more detailed overview of the causes of the German assault through the Ardennes and the battle in Bastogne. The German line fell apart on the 25th after the weather cleared on the 23rd of December 1944. The allies then continued to drive toward the Rhine.

23min·18 juil. 1983
Island Hopping: The Road Back
E9

Island Hopping: The Road Back

Beginning with the battle on Tarawa, the Gilbert's, Marshall's, and Mariana's island groups were next in the island hopping strategy.

22min·25 juil. 1983
Jungle Warfare: New Guinea to Burma
E10

Jungle Warfare: New Guinea to Burma

The jungle campaigns in New Guinea and Burma were necessary. This was more easily accomplished by attacking the weaker Japanese defenses.

23min·2 août 1983
Air War In The Pacific
E11

Air War In The Pacific

Chronicling the war’s first days through the suicidal Kamikaze attacks and the bombing missions that brought the war to the Japanese homeland, this documentary utilizes extensive air combat footage.

23min·9 août 1983
The Bloody Ridges of Peleliu
E12

The Bloody Ridges of Peleliu

From the opening Naval bombardment, to the hand-to-hand combat and vicious guerrilla warfare, this is the complete story of this brutal and historic battle.

23min·16 août 1983
The Return To The Philippines
E13

The Return To The Philippines

From MacArthur's strategy to the heroics of the ground troops, the 7th Fleet’s naval forces, and the pilots of the Air Force, the heroic saga of the Philippines is a stunning story of unstoppable determination.

21min·23 août 1983
Okinawa... The Last Battle
E14

Okinawa... The Last Battle

Winston Churchill described it as the most intense and famous battle in military history. Witness the desperate, suicidal resistance of the Japanese in the final battle of the Pacific campaign.

23min·30 août 1983