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- S1 E1 - Darkness FallsNovember 14, 200950minAs 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E2 - Hard Way BackNovember 14, 200947minThe 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E3 - Bloody ResolveNovember 15, 200944minThe Marines assault Tarawa in one of the bloodiest battles yet waged. MacArthur island-hops and Italy's front lines claim a casualty.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E4 - Battle StationsNovember 15, 200944minThe 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E5 - Day of DaysNovember 16, 200944minThe Allies are bogged down in Normandy's hedgerows in the aftermath of D-Day, while on Saipan, victory turns to horror.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E6 - Point of No ReturnNovember 16, 200944minThe Allies race toward Germany as American Marines battle for ground on Peleliu and across the bloody Pacific.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E7 - Striking DistanceNovember 17, 200944minAmerican 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E8 - Glory and GutsNovember 17, 200943minThe 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E9 - Edge of the AbyssNovember 18, 200943minThe 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E10 - End GameNovember 18, 200944minWith 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E11 - The Air WarNovember 9, 20101 h 27 minThe untold story of the American 8th Air Force's bloody battle to defeat the German Luftwaffe in the months leading up to D-Day.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E12 - HiroshimaJune 21, 200422minIn 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E13 - Battle Of StalingradAugust 12, 200422minHitler 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E14 - Battle of BritainDecember 17, 200421minAfter invading and occupying other countries one by one, Hitler sets his sights on Britain and orders a massive air invasion.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E15 - TarawaDecember 1, 200521minOn 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E16 - D-Day in the PacificApril 17, 200854minWhile the allies storm France, American forces hit Saipan in the Marianas Island. The USS Enterprise supports one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Pacific War.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E17 - Enterprise vs. JapanMarch 27, 200854minNovember 1942. USS Enterprise is the only battle-ready American carrier left in the Pacific, and she and her crew are all that stand in the way of the Japanese when the Imperial Navy tries to retake Guadalcanal.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E17 - First to Fight: Black Tankers of WWIIFebruary 18, 200645minDespite 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E18 - Okinawa: The Final BattleFebruary 1, 199644minWhen 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E19 - No Surrender: German And Japanese KamikazesFebruary 16, 20031 h 30 minThe Axis forces of World War II fear defeat and begin using suicide tactics. Learn the human stories behind the kamikaze phenomenon.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E20 - GuadalcanalJuly 25, 200545minOn 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E21 - Vengeance at MidwayMarch 6, 200854minDuring World War II, the USS Enterprise and sister aircraft carriers Yorktown and Hornet turn the tide of the war in the Pacific to defeat the Japanese navy.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
- S1 E22 - Battle Of The BulgeJuly 22, 200422minIn 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E24 - A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-DayFebruary 23, 200745minAlthough 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E26 - D-Day in HD, Part 2June 6, 20141 h 26 minRare 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.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
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- Directors
- Matthew GinsburgFrederic Lumiere
- Producers
- Michael EmersonMatthew Ginsburg
- Cast
- Gary SiniseCharles ScheffelRon LivingstonRob LoweJustin BarthaJack WernerSteve ZahnAmy SmartTim DeKayRob Corddry
- Studio
- History
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