Red Star: The Soviet Union – 1941-1943 Bent on fulfilling Hilter’s policy of colonizing Russia, German forces invade subjecting inhabitants[…]
Category: The World at War – Documentary – Series (1973–1974)
A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Anthony Eden, Averell Harriman
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The World at War – Documentary – S1, Ep10 – U-Boats in the Atlantic – 1939-1944
U-Boats in the Atlantic – 1939-1944 For three years German u-boats ravage transatlantic convoys. Despite the critical need for the[…]
The World at War – Documentary – S1, Ep9 – Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943
Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 Germany is dealt a crushing defeat when the Russians’ stubborn defense of Stalingrad delays the German[…]
The World at War – Documentary – S1, Ep8 – The Desert: North Africa – 1940-1943
The Desert: North Africa – 1940-1943 In 1940 Mussolini deploys a massive army to invade British held Egypt, to capture[…]
The World at War – Documentary – S1, Ep7 – On Our Way: U.S.A. 1939-1942
On Our Way: U.S.A. 1939-1942 Although those in the know figured it was just a matter of time, the United[…]
The World at War – Documentary – S1, Ep6 – Banzai! Japan 1931-1942
Banzai! Japan 1931-1942 Following Japan’s conquest of eastern Asia the Allies finally respond with sanctions. They prove so threatening to[…]
The World at War – Documentary – S1, Ep5 – Barbarossa: June-December 1941
Barbarossa: June-December 1941 Following the conquest of France Hitler, almost casually by blitzkrieg standards, turn his eyes toward Russia. But[…]
The World at War : Documentary – SE01 EP04 – Alone (May 1940-May 1941)
Alone: May 1940-May 1941 In the end of May 1940, when the last French cities are captured by the Germans,[…]
The World at War : Documentary – SE01 EP03 – France Falls: May-June 1940
France Falls: May-June 1940 As their forces invade Northern Europe German strategists capitalize time and again on French preconceptions confounding[…]
The World at War : Documentary – SE01 EP02 – Distant War (September 1939-May 1940)
Distant War (September 1939-May 1940) France and Great Britain enter World War 2 following Germany’s invasion of Poland. But with[…]