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The World at War

The World at War

1973 TV-PG ★ 8.3 1 Seasons Documentary War & Politics

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Overview

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

Episodes

Seasons 1

Seasons 1

A New Germany (1933–1939)

The World at War

S01E01 1973-10-31

A New Germany (1933–1939)

Germany, a nation stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging from crippling economic depression, l...

Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

The World at War

S01E02 1973-11-07

Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain, an uneasy calm set...

France Falls (May–June 1940)

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S01E03 1973-11-14

France Falls (May–June 1940)

France discovers it is woefully unprepared for modern warfare as the Nazi war machine easily skirts...

Alone (May 1940–May 1941)

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S01E04 1973-11-21

Alone (May 1940–May 1941)

After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the RAF wins the Battle of Britain, the...

Barbarossa (June–December 1941)

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S01E05 1973-11-28

Barbarossa (June–December 1941)

Hitler at last turns his tanks towards Russia. After a succession of devastating victories, the Ger...

Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)

The World at War

S01E06 1973-12-05

Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)

At war since 1931 on the Chinese mainland, the Japanese hope for easy victories over the British an...

On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)

The World at War

S01E07 1973-12-12

On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)

Americans are divided between fighting the Japanese and the Nazis. Hitler solves the problem by dec...

The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)

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S01E08 1973-12-19

The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)

For 2 years the 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps fight in the wastes of North Africa. Finally the...

Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)

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S01E09 1974-01-02

Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)

Hitler's early successes in Russia made him reckless and he resolves to capture Stalingrad. The bat...

Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)

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S01E10 1974-01-16

Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)

In a war of high technology and animal courage, the German U-Boats fight Allied merchantmen, houndi...

Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)

The World at War

S01E11 1974-01-23

Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)

For two years the Soviet Army fights the Germans almost alone. After one of the greatest land battl...

Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)

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S01E12 1974-01-30

Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)

Bomber Command begin bombing German cities by night and the Americans reinforce the attacks by day;...

Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)

The World at War

S01E13 1974-01-30

Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)

Churchill called Italy the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile' and thought the Allies could cut thro...

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)

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S01E14 1974-02-13

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)

Vera Lynn sang of a lovely day tomorrow, but the war in Burma was mud and monsoon. Britain's larges...

Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)

The World at War

S01E15 1974-02-20

Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)

Finding strength in unity at home in Britain during the war, it was a time of gas masks, Winston Ch...

Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)

The World at War

S01E16 1974-02-27

Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)

Initial victory in Europe turns sour after the defeat at Stalingrad, yet Germany prepares to fight...

Morning (June–August 1944)

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S01E17 1974-03-06

Morning (June–August 1944)

The Western Allies resolve to invade Europe. England becomes a floating supply dump and the British...

Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)

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S01E18 1974-03-13

Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)

Through a neutral country, Holland is attacked by Germany without warning in 1940. During the next...

Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)

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S01E19 1974-03-20

Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)

The end of the war appears close at hand with the liberation of Paris in 1944, but the British and...

Genocide (1941–1945)

The World at War

S01E20 1974-03-27

Genocide (1941–1945)

The Nazi's are racist; the Aryans are a master race, others, particularly the Jews are sub-human. H...

Nemesis (February–May 1945)

The World at War

S01E21 1974-04-03

Nemesis (February–May 1945)

Hitler retreats to the Fuhrer bunker is Berlin as Germany crumbles around him and his lieutenants a...

Japan (1941–1945)

The World at War

S01E22 1974-04-10

Japan (1941–1945)

Initially apprehensive about the outcome of declaring war, the Japanese quickly turn to celebration...

Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)

The World at War

S01E23 1974-04-17

Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)

The Americans fight their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Phillipines. Perhaps the blo...

The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

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S01E24 1974-04-24

The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the atomic bomb. On August 6th...

Reckoning (April 1945)

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S01E25 1974-05-01

Reckoning (April 1945)

The war ends slowly and messily. Britain is victorious but exhausted and the super-powers confront...

Remember

The World at War

S01E26 1974-05-08

Remember

For many the Second World War was the most significant experience of their lives. Heartbreaking fir...

Cast

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Narrator

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Reviews

SWITCH. ★ 10.0

I'd been keen to tackle 'The World at War' for years, even despite its length and age, but I was not at all prepared for how contemporary and powerful an experience it would be. Of course, there are gaps in the story that we've only been able to fill with time, but even after ne...