Apocalypse: The Second World War S01E02 · Crushing Defeat (1939–1940)

Overview

The British troops hastily evacuate from the beaches at Dunkirk, France, but are forced to abandon kilometres of precious military vehicles and equipment. Heart-rending footage captures the plight of thousands of French civilians as they flee from the Nazis, as well as home movies taken by Londoners as they dig out from daily bombings.

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1. 1 1. Aggression (1933–1939)2009-09-08 · 53mColourised footage of Hitler as he visits the Austrian village where he grew up, see the heart-felt good-byes as French soldiers leave loved ones at Gare de l’Est train station in
2. 2 2. Crushing Defeat (1939–1940)2009-09-08 · 53mThe British troops hastily evacuate from the beaches at Dunkirk, France, but are forced to abandon kilometres of precious military vehicles and equipment. Heart-rending footage cap
3. 3 3. Shock (1940–1941)2009-09-15 · 50mPolish prisoners and Jews are forced into slave labour to complete Nazi building projects. The Italian army is in disarray so Hitler dispatches one of his best generals to Libya. T
4. 4 4. World Ablaze (1941-1942)2009-09-15 · 53mAmerica joins the war as the conflict rages in South-East Asia, North Africa and Russia. The Allied forces are unable to slow the furious progress of the Japanese army through Sout
5. 5 5. The Noose (1942-1943)2009-09-22 · 52mThe turning of the war against Germany, with Allied victory at El Alamein and Russian triumph at Stalingrad. In the North Atlantic, the Allies make progress in reducing the threat
6. 6 6. Inferno (1944-1945)2009-09-22 · 58mWitness the D-Day landings and the liberation of Paris. In the east the Soviets liberate Auschwitz and fight their way to the heart of Berlin. Germany finally surrenders and Japan