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World War II: The Price Of Empire

World War II: The Price Of Empire

★ 6.5/10•2015•50m•Documentary
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This is the story of two wars fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe, often mislabeled as a single war: The Second World War. These conflicts remade our world in just a few decades. A story of how the rise and fall of great powers, from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, recast nations into those who could afford, and those that could not afford The Price of Empire.

Michael Cove · Director

Oliver Waghorn · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 15, 2015

Episodes

E150m

The Gathering Storm

WWII may have concluded decades ago, but for those who fought, the memories are endless. To understand, we start with Churchill's "Gathering Storm."

Oct 15, 2015

E250m

The Phoney War

Japan's unprovoked invasion has plunged China into war. In Europe, Mussolini and Hitler's expansions threaten neighboring nations.

Oct 22, 2015

E350m

Blitzkrieg

After six relatively quiet months of the Phony War, German forces add a new term to the vocabulary of warfare: Blitzkrieg.

Oct 29, 2015

E450m

Alone

Six months after the fall of France, Molotov visits Berlin to discuss victory. He may think Britain is defeated, but there's still more to the story.

Nov 5, 2015

E550m

Barbarossa

It's 1941, and Britain is holding its own despite being under threat from the German army; Japan takes WWII global; "Barbarossa" transforms the war.

Nov 12, 2015

E650m

A Day in Infamy

Before 1941 was over, the Soviet Union was locked in a struggle with Germany, and humanity would be hanging on the fate of Roosevelt's great union.

Nov 19, 2015

E750m

The Turning Point

It took Hitler half a war to form an empire, but all gained would be lost in the second half. Japan's growth also takes a fall.

Nov 26, 2015

E850m

The End of the Beginning

During WWII, Germany and Japan plotted to team up in the Indian subcontinent to make a massive territory, but setbacks in 1942 shook plans.

Dec 3, 2015

E950m

The Beginning of the End

Over a succession of conferences, the UN planned out the post-war world. For the Allied and Axis powers, 1943 would mark the beginning of the end.

Dec 10, 2015

E1050m

Overlord

Between 1943 and 1944, significant events shifted power from the Axis to the Allies, and the Allies' strength would grow in the East.

Dec 17, 2015

E1150m

Hell is on Us

The Allies break out of Normandy, the Red Army advances, and the invasion of the Philippines will bring troops one step closer to attacking Japan.

Dec 24, 2015

E1250m

Unconditional Surrender

Germany and Japan's aggression may have started the war, but by 1944 their armies succumbed to pressure from the Allies.

Dec 31, 2015

E1350m

A Thousand Suns

After years of war, the defeat of Hitler and the Third Reich is inevitable. Peace in Asia will follow after the detonation of the atomic bomb.

Jan 7, 2016

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