World War II: The Price Of Empire

This is the story of two wars fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe, often mislabeled as a single war: The Second World War. These conflicts remade our world in just a few decades. A story of how the rise and fall of great powers, from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, recast nations into those who could afford, and those that could not afford The Price of Empire.

2015 HD 50min Australia English

Documentary History

world war ii british empire

S1E1 - The Gathering Storm 2015-10-15

WWII may have concluded decades ago, but for those who fought, the memories are endless. To understand, we start with Churchills "Gathering Storm."

S1E2 - The Phony War 2015-10-22

Japans unprovoked invasion has plunged China into war. In Europe, Mussolini and Hitlers expansions threaten neighboring nations.

S1E3 - Blitzkrieg 2015-10-29

After six relatively quiet months of the Phony War, German forces add a new term to the vocabulary of warfare: Blitzkrieg.

S1E4 - Alone 2015-11-05

Six months after the fall of France, Molotov visits Berlin to discuss victory. He may think Britain is defeated, but theres still more to the story.

S1E5 - Barbarossa 2015-11-12

Its 1941, and Britain is holding its own despite being under threat from the German army; Japan takes WWII global; "Barbarossa" transforms the war.

S1E6 - A Day in Infamy 2015-11-19

Before 1941 was over, the Soviet Union was locked in a struggle with Germany, and humanity would be hanging on the fate of Roosevelts great union.

S1E7 - The Turning Point 2015-11-26

It took Hitler half a war to form an empire, but all gained would be lost in the second half. Japans growth also takes a fall.

S1E8 - The End of the Beginning 2015-12-03

During WWII, Germany and Japan plotted to team up in the Indian subcontinent to make a massive territory, but setbacks in 1942 shook plans.

S1E9 - The Beginning of the End 2015-12-10

Over a succession of conferences, the UN planned out the post-war world. For the Allied and Axis powers, 1943 would mark the beginning of the end.

S1E10 - Overlord 2015-12-17

Between 1943 and 1944, significant events shifted power from the Axis to the Allies, and the Allies strength would grow in the East.

S1E11 - Hell is on Us 2015-12-24

The Allies break out of Normandy, the Red Army advances, and the invasion of the Philippines will bring troops one step closer to attacking Japan.

S1E12 - Unconditional Surrender 2015-12-31

Germany and Japans aggression may have started the war, but by 1944 their armies succumbed to pressure from the Allies.

S1E13 - A Thousand Suns 2016-01-07

After years of war, the defeat of Hitler and the Third Reich is inevitable. Peace in Asia will follow after the detonation of the atomic bomb.

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