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World War II: The World in Crisis

Season 1
From Hitler's invasion of Poland to Japan's final surrender, explore the people, places and technology of the bloodiest war in history.
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  1. S1 E1 - Bletchley Park
    July 5, 2000
    45min
    TV-G
    Bletchley Park, an unassuming Victorian mansion 50 miles north of London, became the most potent deciphering center of WWII when its staff of code breakers cracked the Nazis' encrypting machine.
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  2. S1 E2 - D-Day Footage
    December 25, 2014
    43min
    TV-PG
    Host Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, including rare footage from D-Day, shot by an American behind enemy lines during a remarkable secret mission.
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  3. S1 E3 - Hell's Battlefield: Kursk
    June 10, 2003
    44min
    TV-PG
    In the summer of 1943, one of the greatest clashes of WWII took place on the Eastern Front. The Battle of Kursk was vast and intense as German and Russian armies engaged in a cycle of attacks that lasted 50 days.
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  4. S1 E4 - Pearl Harbor: Survivors Remember
    December 6, 2017
    1 h 24 min
    TV-14
    Explore the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the eyes of the men and women who were there on the "date which will live in infamy."
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  5. S1 E5 - Pearl Harbor
    October 9, 2009
    44min
    TV-PG
    Are film portrayals of the attack on Pearl Harbor accurate? Dr. Donald Goldstein leads a team of producers on a site survey to re-examine one of the most significant and traumatic events in American history.
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  6. S1 E6 - Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
    May 25, 2001
    44min
    TV-G
    The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was so overwhelming in its surprise and force that almost every U.S. soldier, sailor, or marine that rallied to resist it became part of a doomed and heroic last stand.
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  7. S1 E7 - USS Bowfin Avenger
    January 29, 2005
    45min
    TV-PG
    The submarine USS Bowfin made nine patrol runs during WWII, all packed with hair-raising adventures, from Japanese depth bomb attacks to downed flyer rescue missions. This is her glorious story.
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  8. S1 E8 - War Chronicles: D-Day
    May 14, 1997
    22min
    TV-G
    Dramatic combat film recalls one of history's most colossal invasions, an unforgettable melee that pitched 150,000 troops against a fanatical resistance.
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  9. S1 E9 - Pearl Harbor: 24 Hours After
    December 6, 2011
    1 h 28 min
    TV-PG
    Examine the critical 24-hour period in 1941 after news of Japan's attack on U.S. soil reached FDR, when his unique style of leadership enabled him to galvanize the American people in the wake of a grave attack.
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  10. S1 E10 - Pearl Harbor: 75 Years Later
    December 2, 2016
    1 h 24 min
    TV-PG
    Journey through the "day that will live in infamy" by exploring the details that still surprise us 75 years later, including accounts from experts, military minds, and even those who lived through it.
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