Dateline WWII

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Dateline World War II details the political changes in Europe with the rise of Hitler to power as Chancellor of Germany in the 1930's and eventual dictator and the attempts by Britain's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to appease Hitler's territorial demand in Europe in an attempt to avert war. The series also tracks the war in Asia that began full force with Japan's invasion of China.

20m
Director Edward Feuerherd

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Scum Also Rises: Hitler's New Germany
    This first episode covers Hitler's New Germany after his rise to power as Chancellor in 1933 and his rearmament of the German military and his rise to dictator. It also includes Japan's invasion of China in 1937 and the Hitler & Stalin non-aggression pact that allowed Hitler to initially wage a one front war in Europe.
    21m
  • EPISODE 2
    Polish Plunder: Hitler Unleashes Blitzcrieg!
    Hitler unleashes blitzkrieg in Western Europe and invades France. The RAF frustrates the Germans by keeping control of the skies. America begins to rebuild its military even though not yet in the war.
    21m
  • EPISODE 3
    From The Desert to The Steppes
    Tensions rise between Japan and the United States. In North Africa British forces duel with the Afrika Corps. Hitler unleashes a blitzkrieg in Eastern Europe. The U.S. begins to arm the Allies.
    21m
  • EPISODE 4
    The Sleeping Giant Awakens
    Japan draws the United States into the war with attack on Pearl Harbor. Philippines also attacked and Japanese's forces invade Thailand and Malaysia.
    20m
  • EPISODE 5
    The World At War
    Rommel's forces retreat in North Africa. German Army puts Leningrad under siege. The British Colonies in Asia fall to the Japanese. With the United States now engaged a look at the World at War.
    21m
  • EPISODE 1
    Water and Sand
    U.S forces in Philippines retreat to Bataan. The Flying Tigers battle the Japanese in China and Burma. Rommel catches the British off guard in North Africa.
    21m

Related

  • World War II: Total War
  • Hitler: A Career
  • Hitler's Eastern Front: Army Group North, Army Group Center, & Army Group South
  • The Complete Story of Hitler and the Nazis
  • Hitler's Most Wanted
  • Iron Curtain: Life Under Soviet Occupation
  • World War II: Behind Closed Doors
  • The Road To Pearl Harbor, 1919-1941
  • The Hitler Chronicles

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    Edward Feuerherd
    Director

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Dateline WWII

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Dateline World War II details the political changes in Europe with the rise of Hitler to power as Chancellor of Germany in the 1930's and eventual dictator and the attempts by Britain's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to appease Hitler's territorial demand in Europe in an attempt to avert war. The series also tracks the war in Asia that began full force with Japan's invasion of China.

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