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This is the complete Second World War from the islands of the Pacific to the frozen steppes of Russia, from the rise of Hitler to the celebration of VJ day, yo will learn about the hardware, the heroes and the heartbreak of war. 10 disc set with 30 hours of archival footage.
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2005
1. Hitler's rise to power; the war in Asia begins as Japan invades China 2. War Breaks out in Europe; the Untied States begins to build a military 3. Tensions rise between the U.S. and Japan; Germany invades Russia. 4. Pearl Harbor; Russia launches a counter-attack against the Germans. 5. The Siege of Leningrad; U.S. fighter planes. 6. America in the Philippines; Rommel and the British in North Africa. 7. The Nazi's "Final Solution;" the internment of Japanese-Americans. 8. MacArthur leaves the Philippines; a look at life after enlistment in the Army.
9. Japan captures Mandalay; the Allies split the Pacific command. 10. B-25 bombers on Tokyo; in the Philippines, U.S. forces on Bataan surrender. 11. Japan invades the Aleutian Islands; a look at top Nazi leadership. 12. Midway: a turning point in the Pacific; the Nazis push toward Stalingrad. 13. The Luftwaffe pounds Britain on Malta; Rommel is defeated at El Alamein. 14. U.S. Marines invade Guadalcanal; Canadians meet with disaster in Dieppe. 15. Battle for Bloody Ridge; a look at Lend Lease shipments to Russia. 16. America lands on the north coast of Africa; medical care in the jungle.
17. French troops fold in North Africa; Germany is trapped at Stalingrad. 18. Russia tightens its noose around Stalingrad; longing for home at Christmas. 19. Allied leaders meet at Casablanca; French Admiral Darian is assassinated. 20. Russia reclaims Stalingrad and Leningrad; radar and the fight for the skies. 21. America is victorious at Guadalcanal; Germany hits hard at Kasserine Pass. 22. Patton arrives in North Africa; the R.A.F. targets German industry. 23 - Patton beats Germans at El Guettar; Nazis retreat from the North Atlantic. 24. Operation Mincemeat; a look at life on a carrier.
25. Allies claim final victory in North Africa; planning for the invasion of Sicily. 26. Allies invade Sicily; American Navy plans its assault across the Pacific. 27. Bombs over German oil refineries; Russia continues its drive west. 28. The Allies win on Sicily; Allied bombers are mauled over Schweinfurt. 29. Allies invade and take Italian mainland; Japan's elite military institutions. 30. Germans stage daring rescue of Mussolini; a look at life in Britain. 31. Italians declare war on Germany; Russia retakes Kiev. 32. Allied leaders meet again; Halsey tops the Solomon ladder at Bougainville.
33. Preparing to invade France; U.S. Marines blooded on the beaches of Tarawa. 34. 1943, the year in review; the P-51 enters the fray. 35. America wins big in the Marshalls; Red Army breaks the siege on Leningrad. 36. Allies bomb Monte Cassino; the U.S. rolls through the Central Pacific. 37. Surprise Japanese offensive in India; preparations for Operation Overlord. 38. Hitler shuffles his western command; a look at a bizarre navy ritual. 39. D-Day Special: landing on the north coast of France, the German reaction. 40 - Allied forces struggle in Normandy; Hitler's vengeance strikes London.
41. Battle of the Philippine Sea; GI Bill becomes law; battle for Saipan. 42. Normandy update; U.S. advances on St. Lo; Fighting on Saipan concludes. 43. Pacific update; attempted assassination of Hitler. 44. Return of the Patton-Montgomery rivalry; Britain takes Florence. 45. The fight for Brittany; Operations Anvil and Dragoon. 46. F.F.I. tanks enter Paris; B-29s arrive in Saipan; U.S. forces land on Peleilu. 47. U.S. airstrikes on Luzon; the Philippines declare war on the U.S. 48. Soviet drive in the Balkans continues; Allied dash along the channel.
49. The battle of Leyte Gulf; the battle for Walchera Island. 50. Patton's Third Army crosses Moselle near Metz; FDR re-elected. 51. U.S. submarines int eh Pacific; first convoy reaches Antwerp; Pacific update. 52. Christmas 1944; Battle of the Bulge begins; the U.S. lands on Mindoro. 53. U.S. lands on Luzon; Soviets drive to the Order. 54. Warsaw falls to the Red Army; Burma update. 55. St. Vith falls; the role of the military nurse examined. 56. American forces close in on Manlia; Allies trudge through the Riechswald.
57. Allied leaders meet at Yalta; U.S. forces land on Corregidor. 58. Iwo Jima; Allied forces clear the Trans Rhine; Battle of Manila. 59. Reconnaissance forces highlighted; a look at life in the trenches. 60. Germans counterattacked in Hungary; a tribute to the girls we left behind. 61. Tokyo firebombed; GI's cross the Rhine at Remagen. 62. Kamikaze action off Okinawa; a tribute to Rosie the Riveter. 63. Patton crosses the Rhine; U.S. prepares for Okinawa invasion. 64. ETO update; East Front Update; the story of GI Joe.
65. Ruhr industrial center encircled; GIs land in Okinawa; tanks, the workhorse of WWII; FDR dies. 66. New Allied offensive in Italy; Okinawa update; home front Germany; elephants in Burma. 67. Italy update; Ruhr Pocket surrenders; Okinawa update; Nazi concentration camps liberated. 68. Russian forces begin final assault from Oder bridge head; Okinawa update; Gering offers to take command; home front Japan. 69. Italy Update; GIs land at Moro Gulf Philippines; Allies announce end of bombing campaign in Europe; Burma update; U.S./Soviet link up at Torgau. 70. West Front update; Okinawa update; Mussolini executed; a day in the life of Hill 604. 71. German forces in Italy surrender; British forces land at Rangoon Burma; Soviet forces capture Berlin; shell shock victims are highlighted. 72. Germany surrenders; more Kamikaze action off Okinawa; Europeans begin their lives anew; the role of carrier pigeons.
73. Philippine update; VE Day celebrations; Okinawa update; the horrors of the Holocaust. 74. GIs seize Naha airfield on Okinawa; top Nazis are captured; Luzon battle nears end; Aussies land on Borneo. 75. Okinawa captured; training women for the military; Philippines liberated; the deadly mines are highlighted. 76. Plans for the invasion of Japan; Churchill; carrier strikes against the home islands; Hollywood and the war effort. 77. A-bomb tested; Big Three meet at Potsdam; Churchill ousted in election; the role of the Seabees; the Medal of Honor. 78. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are A-bombed; Werner von Braun and other top German rocket scientists go to work for the U.S.; Soviets declare war on Japan; Japan accepts terms; home front U.S.A. 79. VJ Day; the United Nations; Japan signs surrender; the role of the combat cameraman. 80. The final cost of the war; Axis war crimes are tried; out of the ashes the world looks to the future.