The World at War

1
1h 0m
1973
8.255 /10 (159)

Overview

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

Country : GB
Languages : de, fr, en
Last Air Date:1974-05-08
Created by :Not Available

Seasons

Specials
2002-12-09
Season 1
1973-10-31

Episodes

Episode: 1A New Germany (1933–1939)
S01
E01
1973-10-31
Episode: 2Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)
S01
E02
1973-11-07
Episode: 3France Falls (May–June 1940)
S01
E03
1973-11-14
Episode: 4Alone (May 1940–May 1941)
S01
E04
1973-11-21
Episode: 5Barbarossa (June–December 1941)
S01
E05
1973-11-28
Episode: 6Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)
S01
E06
1973-12-05
Episode: 7On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)
S01
E07
1973-12-12
Episode: 8The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)
S01
E08
1973-12-19
Episode: 9Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)
S01
E09
1974-01-02
Episode: 10Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)
S01
E010
1974-01-16
Episode: 11Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)
S01
E011
1974-01-23
Episode: 12Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)
S01
E012
1974-01-30
Episode: 13Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)
S01
E013
1974-01-30
Episode: 14It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)
S01
E014
1974-02-13
Episode: 15Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)
S01
E015
1974-02-20
Episode: 16Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)
S01
E016
1974-02-27
Episode: 17Morning (June–August 1944)
S01
E017
1974-03-06
Episode: 18Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)
S01
E018
1974-03-13
Episode: 19Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)
S01
E019
1974-03-20
Episode: 20Genocide (1941–1945)
S01
E020
1974-03-27
Episode: 21Nemesis (February–May 1945)
S01
E021
1974-04-03
Episode: 22Japan (1941–1945)
S01
E022
1974-04-10
Episode: 23Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)
S01
E023
1974-04-17
Episode: 24The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)
S01
E024
1974-04-24
Episode: 25Reckoning (April 1945)
S01
E025
1974-05-01
Episode: 26Remember
S01
E026
1974-05-08

Series Cast

Laurence Olivier

Narrator

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