WWII in Color: Road to Victory

Season 12021

Gripping historical footage and expert commentary give detailed insights into the leading figures and decisive turning points of World War II.

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10 Episodes

E01 Dunkirk

In May 1940, a German offensive traps the British on the French coast, but a heroic civilian effort evacuates the troops and inspires an entire nation.

December 22, 2021

E02 The Battle of the Atlantic

U-boat "wolf packs" ravage Allied convoys early in the war, but ingenuity, new technology and a bit of luck help the Allies turn the tide by 1943.

December 22, 2021

E03 The Invasion of North Africa

In late 1942, America enters the war in North Africa, where the British have been battling the Germans and Italians for control of the Suez Canal.

December 22, 2021

E04 The Battle of Kursk

Desperate for a victory in the East, Germany attacks toward Kursk in the summer of 1943 and triggers a monumental tank battle with the Soviet Union.

December 22, 2021

E05 The Invasion of Italy

Hoping for a swift victory, Allied armies invade Italy in September 1943, but the fighting quickly grinds down to a bloody, months long campaign.

December 22, 2021

E06 The Liberation of Paris

Paris suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.

December 22, 2021

E07 The Battle of the Philippine Sea

In June 1944, a monumental battle between American and Japanese aircraft carriers in the Philippine Sea turns the tide in the Pacific.

December 22, 2021

E08 Iwo Jima

In early 1945, US Marines invade Iwo Jima and face an appallingly bloody battle for control of the island, to the dismay of the public back home.

December 22, 2021

E09 The Race for Berlin

Angling for power in the postwar world, Stalin tricks the Allies — and his own generals — to ensure the Red Army wins the race to Berlin in April 1945.

December 22, 2021

E10 Okinawa

US forces invade Okinawa in April 1945, and months of fighting and dreadful casualties persuade Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

December 22, 2021

WWII in Color: Road to Victory

E01 Dunkirk

E02 The Battle of the Atlantic

E03 The Invasion of North Africa

E04 The Battle of Kursk

E05 The Invasion of Italy

E06 The Liberation of Paris

E07 The Battle of the Philippine Sea

E08 Iwo Jima

E09 The Race for Berlin

E10 Okinawa

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

The Third Reich: The Rise & Fall

Our Planet

The Morning Show

True Detective

Squid Game

Mr. Bean

Fallout

Game of Thrones

Stranger Things

FROM

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Attack on Titan

Chernobyl

Shōgun

Friends

Arcane

WandaVision

The Stand

The Witcher

E01 Dunkirk

E02 The Battle of the Atlantic

E03 The Invasion of North Africa

E04 The Battle of Kursk

E05 The Invasion of Italy

E06 The Liberation of Paris

E07 The Battle of the Philippine Sea

E08 Iwo Jima

E09 The Race for Berlin

E10 Okinawa