WWII: Witness To War
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WWII: Witness To War
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WWII: Witness To War

Eyewitness accounts reveal incredible stories of brave men and women who sacrificed everything in order to survive World War II. The 12-episode series explores the war through a deeply human perspective, revisiting major battles and momentous events that changed the world forever. Stories told include the Allied forces dealing with the German capture of France; how young pilots gave their all for the Ally cause; the attack that provoked the world's greatest superpower to join the cause; and Japanese and US forces facing off with an intense determination and will to survive.

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Fall Of France
S1 E1 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

The world had largely ignored the growing threat of Nazism during the late 1930s and now the appeasement of Hitler was about to have terrible consequences.

Battle Of Britain
S1 E2 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

This is the story of that battle, during which a handful of young pilots faced and eventually defeated the might of Goering's bombers.

U-Boat Terror
S1 E3 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

With the invasion of Britain officially postponed, the Germans looked for another way to knock Britain out of the war.

Pearl Harbor
S1 E4 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

In 1941, Japan, the Axis ally of Germany and Italy, attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. No warning and no declaration of war, just a sudden, frenzied assault on the unsuspecting base. Killing almost 2500 US personnel and sinking 18 ships.

Bombing The Reich
S1 E5 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

Towards the end of the war, the bombing of the medieval city of Dresden provided one of the most controversial episodes of the war. This powerful episode tells the story.

Road To Burma
S1 E6 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

Japan sought resource-rich lands, invading Nanking and Southeast Asia. The fall of Singapore and brutal Burma Railway highlight the conflict, alongside the Chindits and Merrill's Marauders.

Desert War
S1 E7 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

This episode features the stories of the siege of Tobruk, during which a determined Australian garrison held out against all odds and the battle of El Alamein, the result of which saw the first serious defeat of the German army and which undoubtedly turned the tide of the entire war.

Hell In The Pacific
S1 E8 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

This episode remembers some of the thunderous naval battles which took place during the Pacific War.

Eastern Front
S1 E9 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

The decision by Hitler to send his armies east into Russia was probably the most significant of the war. He was fighting on two fronts and, almost as bad, made a bitter enemy of an erstwhile ally.

D-Day And Liberation
S1 E10 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

6th June 1944, the day that British, US and Canadian troops were sent across the English Channel to begin the job of reclaiming continental Europe and freeing it from German occupation.

Fall Of Berlin
S1 E11 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

Survivors recount the horrors behind surviving a merciless place and hear the shock as they discover the evil secret of Germany's concentration camps.

Final Victory
S1 E12 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedU

The war in the Pacific nears its violent end as a drastic tactic triggers the nuclear age. The brave men share their thoughts on the war's most tragic events.

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  • About this series
  • Eyewitness accounts reveal incredible stories of brave men and women who sacrificed everything in order to survive World War II. The 12-episode series explores the war through a deeply human perspective, revisiting major battles and momentous events that changed the world forever. Stories told include the Allied forces dealing with the German capture of France; how young pilots gave their all for the Ally cause; the attack that provoked the world's greatest superpower to join the cause; and Japanese and US forces facing off with an intense determination and will to survive.
  • GenreFeatures
  • Seasons1
  • ChannelSky History

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