World War II with Tom Hanks, Season 1
Episodes
The Beginning
In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history
Blitz
After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to
Barbarossa
The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941,
Pearl Harbor
Japan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing US sanctions and widespread outrage. Driven
The War at Sea
The story of how America's battle to control the seas against the terrifying German U-boats in the
Guadalcanal
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia. On Guadalcanal,
Darkness Falls
As Hitler's reach extends beyond Germany and darkness descends on Europe, his hateful rhetoric leads
Operation Torch
In Operation Torch, the first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced
Secrets and Lies
Behind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages — one of espionage, deception,
Stalingrad
Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad,
Italy
The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but instead endure a months-long slog
Battle for the Skies
Allied air forces engage in a ferocious and costly battle with the German Luftwaffe over the skies
Overlord
The Allies undertake Operation Overlord, one of the most complicated and massive military invasions
Long Road to Tokyo
The Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the "forgotten theater" of World War
Home Front
As the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, the leaders of Germany and Japan deploy opposite
Resistance
Resistance to Nazi occupation and oppression is a constant throughout the war, with results both
No Surrender
The Pacific campaign reaches a brutal and bloody fever pitch from 1944 to 1945.
Last Days of the Reich
The war in Europe reaches a climax as Allied armies advance towards Berlin, and Hitler orders his
Endgame
The most terrible weapon ever created will change the course of the war in the Pacific.
Fall Out
The end of the second world war and the dawn of the nuclear age see its two great victors go from
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