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The Concise History of WWII

Season 1
This superb program provides a clear and factual account of the causes, course and consequences of World War II, while also assessing the contribution of particular key leaders, such as Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Mussolini and Stalin.
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  1. S1 E1 - Episode One
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    March 5, 2007
    54min
    16+
    "The Concise History of World War II" begins by looking at Germany during the years between World War one and World War two, and pays particular attention to a young and charismatic politician by the name of Adolf Hitler, who dramatically rose to prominence as leader of the Nazi Party during a time of severe economic instability and mass unemployment.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode Two
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    March 5, 2007
    54min
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    From Germany's dramatic invasion of Poland, France, and Russia, to the Battle of Britain, the key battles in Africa, and onto the attack of Pearl Harbour and the eventual defeat of the Nazi army in Stalingrad. This program focuses on all the major events of this period, and also pays particular attention to the war's final year and the gradual destruction of the German army.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode Three
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    March 5, 2007
    54min
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    This 3-part program concludes with the liberation of the concentration caps and the arrests and trials of the surviving Nazi leaders for war crimes. The end of the Second World War.
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Violence
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Directors
Ken Maliphant
Cast
Stephen Grief
Studio
Total Content Digital
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