World War II Battles Won and Lost

Season 1

This sweeping World War II series examines the outcome of battles fought in every major theater It shows that these battles were decided by strategy and by which armies could capitalize on the terrain or gain better access to supplies Whether waged by the Allies or by Hitler and the Axis powers victory or defeat could determine possession of territory resources or the will to go on fighting

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S1 E2 - Overwhelming Force
50min
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The second world war was conflict on an unprecedented scale Its battles set new marks for the sheer size of forces deployed and for the power of their weapons In this episode we study the first battle at sea in which enemy ships never sighted each other and the largest army ever to march when Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union
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S1 E6 - Fragmentation
50min
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A world war is a patchwork of actions Land Sea Air Massive or small scale The stories of these actions are just as varied This episode describes battles of amphibious forces climate geography and the problems of supply
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S1 E7 - Turning Points of History
50min
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Some words transcend their origins as humble place names They are carved into history as turning points which influenced the course of WWII the fate of nations and the makeup of our world These words are indestructible El Alameine Okinawa and Pearl Harbor
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S1 E8 - Multidimensional Warfare
50min
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Through history armies marched to face each other on favored ground and clashed to decide a campaign a war an empire With the 20th century that changed The battles of the WWII happened anywhere and everywhere in freezing temperatures arid deserts and mercilessly humid jungles These are battles in which enemy and allied soldiers struggled to adapt
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