World War II: The World in Crisis

Bletchley Park, an unassuming Victorian mansion 50 miles north of London, became the most potent deciphering center of WWII when its staff of code breakers cracked the Nazis' encrypting machine.

Host Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, including rare footage from D-Day, shot by an American behind enemy lines during a remarkable secret mission.

In the summer of 1943, one of the greatest clashes of WWII took place on the Eastern Front. The Battle of Kursk was vast and intense as German and Russian armies engaged in a cycle of attacks that lasted 50 days.

Explore the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the eyes of the men and women who were there on the "date which will live in infamy."

Are film portrayals of the attack on Pearl Harbor accurate? Dr. Donald Goldstein leads a team of producers on a site survey to re-examine one of the most significant and traumatic events in American history.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was so overwhelming in its surprise and force that almost every U.S. soldier, sailor, or marine that rallied to resist it became part of a doomed and heroic last stand.