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Hitler's generals were horrified by his plan to invade Russia, relying on a decisive knock-out blow

Lt. Sander faces a tough march to Leningrad, exposing the brutal aims of Germany's east campaign.

Sander's story unfolds as Russian weather stalls the German advance and Soviets prepare a counterattack.

Feb 1943 German Sixth Army surrenders at Stalingrad, shifting WWII momentum.

Winston Churchill, born in 1874, was raised by Elizabeth Everest and attended Saint George's School

The film highlights the impact of the Great Depression on Western emocracies

The film depicts the Nazis' use of Blitzkrieg, capturing Poland, Britain, and France unprepared

Britain, despite facing imminent defeat from the Nazis, used its advanced air force and code crackers

Hitler's generals were horrified by his plan to invade Russia, relying on a decisive knock-out blow

Japan entered World War II, surprising the US Fleet in Pearl Harbor and defeating a British army in Singapore

Mussolini's ambition to recreate the Roman Empire led Hitler to support him, resulting disastrous consequences

Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris' strategic bombing of Dresden led to cat-&-mouse battle between the Allies & Nazis

Hitler's East strategy failed, with the Soviet war machine controlling his army and a massive war

Documentary follows final World War, focusing on Allies' strategy tensions.

Allies fight Nazi regime, liberate survivors, expose horrors.

Soviet Union sought European control post-Allies' victory; US unwilling to support British eastward efforts.

Pacific war ends with atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Post-WWII world changes, borders drawn, new governments established.

This film challenges the myth of D-Day as an inevitable victory against a defeated German army

In 1944, America, Britain, and Russia encircled Germany, leading to the Allied disaster at Arnhem

In 1941, the Pacific war against Japan led to American dominance in the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot

The film depicts the horrors of the war in Europe, including the liberation of Belsen and Buchenwald