WWII: The World in Crisis

As Europe falls under Nazi control, America is unprepared for war and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Charles Scheffel battles Rommel's forces in Tunisia and Jack Werner faces bitter combat in the northern Pacific.

The Allies take on the daunting forces of the Axis, with victory far from certain. Charles Scheffel battles Rommel's forces in Tunisia and Jack Werner faces bitter combat in the northern Pacific.

The Marines assault Tarawa in one of the bloodiest battles yet waged. MacArthur island-hops and Italy's front lines claim a casualty.

The Allies lay plans for the invasion of France. Bert Stiles and the 8th Air Force attempt to clear the skies over Normandy, while the Pacific remains a quagmire. D-Day arrives.

The Allies are bogged down in Normandy's hedgerows in the aftermath of D-Day, while on Saipan, victory turns to horror.

The Allies race toward Germany as American Marines battle for ground on Peleliu and across the bloody Pacific.

American forces storm the Philippines while Shelby Westbrook is shot down over Europe. Jack Yusen battles the dangers of the deep when his ship is sunk after a heroic duel.

The Marine assault on Iwo Jima brings horror and glory. Pilot Bert Stiles engages a German fighter with disastrous consequences. Reinforcements arrive in Europe to push the Allies toward victory.

The Battle of the Bulge pushes the Allies to the brink, and Rockie Blunt barely survives the fight. Okinawa erupts as the Japanese make their last stand. Hitler is handed a final ultimatum.

With the end in sight, Okinawa is a bloody obstacle to victory. The Third Reich ends with a single gunshot. America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the fall of the Axis.

The untold story of the American 8th Air Force's bloody battle to defeat the German Luftwaffe in the months leading up to D-Day.

In 1942, nder extraordinary secrecy, the U.S. government brings top scientists together to work on the Manhattan Project. Three years of technological advancements explode over Hiroshima.

Hitler turns his attention to the Eastern Front. Nazi armies sweep through the Soviet Union, overtaking its citizens and troops, but Germans face a fierce resistance at Stalingrad.

After invading and occupying other countries one by one, Hitler sets his sights on Britain and orders a massive air invasion.

On November 20, 1943, one of the most ferocious battles in U.S. history began. Cutting-edge techniques, archive film, reenactments, and interviews with survivors tell the story of this overlooked World War II battle.

Despite discrimination on the home front, the 761st Tank Battalion made history during World War II as the first all-black tank unit to see combat.

When the Americans finally broke through the inner wing of the Japanese defenses, it was the start of the final chapter of World War II in a battle described by Winston Churchill as the most intense in military history.

The Axis forces of World War II fear defeat and begin using suicide tactics. Learn the human stories behind the kamikaze phenomenon.

On the small island of Guadalcanal, Americans and Japanese were brought face-to-face in close-quarter shootouts that became a turning point of the war. Experience battle from the perspective of soldiers from both sides.

In a sneak attack, German forces storm Ardennes, where Allied forces are spread thin. It's up to General Eisenhower to keep the Germans from breaking through.

Although largely forgotten by history, nearly 2,000 African Americans were among the troops who stormed the beaches of Normandy. For the first time ever, seven of these forgotten heroes tell their stories.

Rare footage of the Allied forces' D-Day invasion of Nazi-held Europe is rendered in high definition alongside interviews with Allied and German survivors recounting their first-hand experiences on that fateful day.