World War II in HD Colour
TV-PG
8.7
2009
Documentary
, Reality
, War & Politics
World War II In HD Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, and the Pacific War. It is on syndication in America on the Military Channel. This series is in full color, combining both original and colorized footage.
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- Cast:
- Robert Powell , Adolf Hitler , Winston Churchill , Franklin D. Roosevelt , Joseph Stalin , Dwight D. Eisenhower , Erwin Rommel
Episode 13 : Victory in the Pacific
November. 20,2009
With Germany beaten, the Allies turned their attention to Japan, who made them pay for every inch of gained ground.
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Episode 12 : Victory in Europe
November. 13,2009
Allied forces converge on Germany, uncovering the horrors of Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald, before pushing towards Berlin, where Hitler clings to power in his last desperate days.
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Episode 11 : The Island War
November. 06,2009
The war in the Pacific against Japan was a savage, hand-to-hand, island-to-island struggle, fought by new specialist fighting units like the valiant Chindits.
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Episode 10 : Closing the Ring
October. 30,2009
The Battle of the Bulge saw Hitler take his last great gamble, throwing his reserve forces against the oncoming Allies in the Ardennes.
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Episode 9 : Overlord
October. 23,2009
How close did D-Day come to failure? Despite meticulous planning, deception plans and specialised equipment, its success was always balanced on a knife-edge.
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Episode 7 : Turning the Tide
October. 09,2009
Nazi submarines tried to cut supply lines across the Atlantic, while the Allies fire-bombed German cities.
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Episode 2 : Lightning War
September. 04,2009
The German Blitzkrieg allowed them to overrun both Poland and France within weeks. See how this radical military tactic caught the Allies totally unprepared.
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Episode 1 : The Gathering Storm
September. 04,2009
Just years after World War I, Germany and other nations are in an economic depression. Leader approval ratings of Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain are shallow, giving the rise to military dictators along with their parties. Years after Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, he and his generals plot the invasion of Poland.
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