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WWII War Diaries: 1940

Documentary

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Jul 11, 2016

In '1940,' we follow Hitler's trail of occupation into Denmark and Norway, the invasion of Belgium and France & the Miracle Of Dunkirk where Churchill initiated Operation Dynamo to rescue the thousands of BEF that were stranded under Nazi attack

Full Episodes

Season 1, 7 episodes

Season 1

WWII War Diaries: 1939,

In this first film of the series, '1939', follow the prelude to war and consider how the Treaty of Versailles, drawn up after the First World War, failed to keep the peace.

56m Jul 11, 2016

WWII War Diaries: 1940,

In '1940,' we follow Hitler's trail of occupation into Denmark and Norway, the invasion of Belgium and France & the Miracle Of Dunkirk where Churchill initiated Operation Dynamo to rescue the thousands of BEF that were stranded under Nazi attack

56m Jul 11, 2016

WWII War Diaries: 1941,

In this third film of the series, '1941', see how Adolf Hitler increased the Nazi stranglehold on Europe, while Winston Churchill inspired the people of Britain to stand together in the midst of nightly Luftwaffe bombing raids.

58m Jul 11, 2016

WWII War Diaries: 1942,

In this fourth film of the series, '1942', watch the arrival of the American GIs in Britain, bringing a new spirit of hope, while Hitler continued his relentless bombing inspired leadership of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.

55m Jul 11, 2016

WWII War Diaries: 1943,

In this fifth film of the series, '1943', watch the cracks start to appear in Hitlers plans for world domination.

57m Jul 11, 2016

WWII War Diaries: 1944,

In this penultimate film of the series, '1944', the time had come for the beginning of the end of World War II.

56m Jul 11, 2016

WWII War Diaries: 1945,

In this final film of the series, '1945', the end of the war is now truly in sight.

57m Jul 11, 2016