Season 1

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   A New Germany (1933–1939)

   31 Oct 1973 · 55 min

   Germany, a nation stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging from crippling economic depression, looks to one man for a resurgence of hope and dignity. That man is Adolf Hitler…

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   Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

   7 Nov 1973 · 55 min

   In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain, an uneasy calm settles on the nation. It is the 'phoney' war, with the sound of distant guns thundering ominously on the horizon…

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   France Falls (May–June 1940)

   14 Nov 1973 · 55 min

   France discovers it is woefully unprepared for modern warfare as the Nazi war machine easily skirts around the Maginot Line. Britain retreats and prepares for invasion.

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   Alone (May 1940–May 1941)

   21 Nov 1973 · 60 min

   After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the RAF wins the Battle of Britain, the cities are blitzed and on the continent, the last Allies are conquered. The outlook is grim.

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   Barbarossa (June–December 1941)

   28 Nov 1973 · 60 min

   Hitler at last turns his tanks towards Russia. After a succession of devastating victories, the Germans delay and the fierce Russian winter takes a grip.

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   Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)

   5 Dec 1973 · 60 min

   At war since 1931 on the Chinese mainland, the Japanese hope for easy victories over the British and Dutch. And then on December 7th 1941, Japan makes their infamous attack on Pearl Harbour.

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   On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)

   12 Dec 1973 · 60 min

   Americans are divided between fighting the Japanese and the Nazis. Hitler solves the problem by declaring war on the U.S.A.

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   The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)

   19 Dec 1973 · 60 min

   For 2 years the 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps fight in the wastes of North Africa. Finally the tide turns at El Alamein.

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   Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)

   2 Jan 1974 · 54 min

   Hitler's early successes in Russia made him reckless and he resolves to capture Stalingrad. The battle lasts six months with the Russians emerging as victors. The Wehrmacht never recovers.

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    Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)

    16 Jan 1974 · 54 min

    In a war of high technology and animal courage, the German U-Boats fight Allied merchantmen, hounding them in packs.

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    Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)

    23 Jan 1974 · 55 min

    For two years the Soviet Army fights the Germans almost alone. After one of the greatest land battles in history, the nation survives and triumphs - but with a loss of no less than twenty million of its people.

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    Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)

    30 Jan 1974 · 55 min

    Bomber Command begin bombing German cities by night and the Americans reinforce the attacks by day; a whirlwind of terror and destruction that will win the war.

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    Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)

    30 Jan 1974 · 53 min

    Churchill called Italy the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile' and thought the Allies could cut through it to the heart of Germany. By the soft underbelly turned out to be a 'tough old gut'.

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    It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)

    13 Feb 1974 · 55 min

    Vera Lynn sang of a lovely day tomorrow, but the war in Burma was mud and monsoon. Britain's largest army learned to master the jungle and fought the Japanese to standstill.

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    Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)

    20 Feb 1974 · 55 min

    Finding strength in unity at home in Britain during the war, it was a time of gas masks, Winston Churchill, Dig for Victory, evacuation, George Formby, the Land Army, ITMA, the Squander Bug and the Beveridge Report.

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    Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)

    27 Feb 1974 · 55 min

    Initial victory in Europe turns sour after the defeat at Stalingrad, yet Germany prepares to fight to the end - even after an assassination attempt on the Führer.

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    Morning (June–August 1944)

    6 Mar 1974 · 55 min

    The Western Allies resolve to invade Europe. England becomes a floating supply dump and the British and Americans assemble the largest invasion fleet in history. It is June 6th 1944 - D Day.

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    Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)

    13 Mar 1974 · 55 min

    Through a neutral country, Holland is attacked by Germany without warning in 1940. During the next four years, life carries on seemingly without incident, but underneath resistance never dies.

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    Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)

    20 Mar 1974 · 55 min

    The end of the war appears close at hand with the liberation of Paris in 1944, but the British and Americans disagree on how to advance. Meanwhile, Poland suffers devastating losses to achieve victory.

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    Genocide (1941–1945)

    27 Mar 1974 · 55 min

    The Nazi's are racist; the Aryans are a master race, others, particularly the Jews are sub-human. Himmler's SS sets about ridding Europe of millions of Jews.

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    Nemesis (February–May 1945)

    3 Apr 1974 · 55 min

    Hitler retreats to the Fuhrer bunker is Berlin as Germany crumbles around him and his lieutenants abandon him to a fate of suicide. Meanwhile, the Russians raise the red flag in Berlin.

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    Japan (1941–1945)

    10 Apr 1974 · 53 min

    Initially apprehensive about the outcome of declaring war, the Japanese quickly turn to celebration with early victory. In the end, their worst fears are unimaginably exceeded.

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    Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)

    17 Apr 1974 · 53 min

    The Americans fight their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Phillipines. Perhaps the bloodiest campaign of all, each island has to be taken by storm and the Japanese fight to the last man.

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    The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

    24 Apr 1974 · 55 min

    Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the atomic bomb. On August 6th 1945, the Enola Gay delivers the world's first atomic bomb to Hiroshima. The world would be forever altered.

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    Reckoning (April 1945)

    1 May 1974 · 54 min

    The war ends slowly and messily. Britain is victorious but exhausted and the super-powers confront each other as they decide the fate of Europe.

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    Remember

    8 May 1974 · 52 min

    For many the Second World War was the most significant experience of their lives. Heartbreaking first hand remembrances from a vast array of survivors on both sides of the war.

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