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Chronicling the war’s first days through the suicidal Kamikaze attacks and the bombing missions that brought the war to the Japanese homeland, this documentary utilizes extensive air combat footage.

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World War II - The War Chronicles - Season 1

S01 E01

The Greatest ConflictA quick review of the various campaigns and calamitous occurrences that happened from the start to the end of World War II.

S01 E02

North Africa... the Desert WarThe birth of the Afrika Korps and it's leader Erwin Rommel who was to earn the pseudonym Desert Fox.

S01 E03

The Beachhead at AnzioBeginning with Operation Shingle, the allies obtained a foothold in Italy while the Germans were determined to make the allies job a difficult one starting with the Gustav line.

S01 E04

D-Day... The Normandy InvasionOperation Overlord began on Jun 6, 1944, with parachutists, deception tactics, and Mulberry harbors so as to ensure a successful invasion in France.

S01 E05

Pursuit to the RhineOnce the Normandy invasion was concluded it was a cacophony of multiple allied drives to silence the German offensives with having to deal with some strong defensive fronts and offensive attacks.

S01 E06

The Bomber Offensive: Air War in EuropeIn 1943, Britain began bomber offensives over Germany's war production sites, some without fighter protection because of limited fuel capacity. Bombing targets and improved fighter protection would soon occur.

S01 E07

The Battle of the BulgeAdolf Hitler is desperate to stop the allies advance onto German soil and pushes a number of his military forces through the Ardennes and begins what has come to be known as the Battle of the Bulge. The allies had a number of clues that something was going to happen but ignored them.

S01 E08

The Battle of GermanyA more detailed overview of the causes of the German assault through the Ardennes and the battle in Bastogne. The German line fell apart on the 25th after the weather cleared on the 23rd of December 1944. The allies then continued to drive toward the Rhine.

S01 E09

Island Hopping: The Road BackBeginning with the battle on Tarawa, the Gilbert's, Marshall's, and Mariana's island groups were next in the island hopping strategy.

S01 E10

Jungle Warfare: New Guinea to BurmaThe jungle campaigns in New Guinea and Burma were necessary. This was more easily accomplished by attacking the weaker Japanese defenses.

S01 E11

Air War In The PacificChronicling the war’s first days through the suicidal Kamikaze attacks and the bombing missions that brought the war to the Japanese homeland, this documentary utilizes extensive air combat footage.

S01 E12

The Bloody Ridges of PeleliuFrom the opening Naval bombardment, to the hand-to-hand combat and vicious guerrilla warfare, this is the complete story of this brutal and historic battle.

S01 E13

The Return To The PhilippinesFrom MacArthur's strategy to the heroics of the ground troops, the 7th Fleet’s naval forces, and the pilots of the Air Force, the heroic saga of the Philippines is a stunning story of unstoppable determination.

S01 E14

Okinawa... The Last BattleWinston Churchill described it as the most intense and famous battle in military history. Witness the desperate, suicidal resistance of the Japanese in the final battle of the Pacific campaign.

World War II - The War Chronicles - Seasons

Season 1

World War II - The War Chronicles - Cast & Crew