Seasons & Episodes
Prelude to War
The surrender at Reims ended the major phase of the European Theater of WWII. The film dissolves from the surrender to
America's Unpreparedness
The draft law of 1940 is passed and American men are inducted into the Army. Large-scale maneuvers are held in 1941. P
America Goes to War
President Roosevelt lectures Americans on their conduct. Churchill visits the U.S. American troops are deployed in Eng
Platform for Invasion
Americans arrive in Britain, try to get along with British civilians, and are made ready physically and mentally to figh
Africa: Our First Offensive
The troops of Operation Torch come from the U.S. and Britain. U.S. industry is shown going to full war production. Equ
The Campaign
Eisenhower has to deal with keeping the French in North Africa from causing trouble in the American rear, while at the s
Rommel Routed
Eisenhower describes how the Allies squeezed Rommel's forces in Tunisia. The Afrika Korps attacks to the Kasserine Pass
Sicily: Operation Husky
The decision is made at Casablanca to invade Sicily. Pantelleria is bombed and surrenders. The invasion convoys come a
Assault on Italy
General Montgomery attacks Italy across the Strait of Messina. A landing is made at Salerno to coincide with Italy's su
Rise and Fall of a Dictator
On July 25th, 1943, Benito Mussolini is ousted from power. We then flashback to his rise to power, including the Fascis
The G.I: Hero of the War
The Italian Campaign was termed by most G.I.'s as the toughest campaign in the European Theater. A G.I., now in a veter
Victory in Italy
Eisenhower tours the Italian Front in December, 1943. The terrain and weather make life difficult for Allied troops. P
Preparation for Invasion
Eisenhower works with the Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff to plan the invasion of France and beyond. The Ruhr is featured
D-Day
Paratroops are dropped into France in the early hours of June 6th. Forty-one hundred Allied ships bring the men and equ
Beachhead and Breakthrough
Eisenhower inspects the landing beaches and we see the "Mulberry" harbors put in place along the Normandy beaches. Airf
Liberation of Paris
The German attack at Mortain is defeated with the help of Allied airpower. The Allies cut off large German forces at th
Pursuit
Operation Anvil-Dragoon lands in Southern France on August 15, 1944. The troops land against light resistance which get
The Battle of Supply
The supply services strain to the utmost to supply the Allied advance. Equipment was offloaded at the "Mulberry" harbor
The Air War
This film recounts the air offensive against Nazi Germany after the RAF had successfully repulsed the Luftwaffe in the B
The Battle of the Bulge
The opening shows the American capture of Strasbourg from the Germans, followed by the leave facilities for American se
Crossing the Rhine
The Allies cross the Rhine River into Germany in the early part of 1945. The Canadians cross in February, followed by t
Overrunning Germany
The Western Allies entrap a large part of the German Army in the Ruhr Pocket, and captures some 325,000 enemy soldiers.
Victory's Aftermath
This installment talks about the lesson learned, military and diplomatic, about coalition warfare. It includes a reenac
American Military Government
The post-war government of Germany is shown. The U.S. in Cologne puts things in order. The Potsdam Conference and Nure
Russia
Russian and American attitudes about fighting war are compared. The Germans surrender to Zhukov, and Eisenhower goes to
Review
This final installment is a review of the whole series. Highlights deal with the rise of Nazism, finishing with the Bat
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