WWII in Color: Road to Victory — Season 1
About this season
Gripping historical footage and expert commentary give detailed insights into the leading figures and decisive turning points of World War II.
Episodes (10)
1. Dunkirk
7.7Aired 22 December 2021 • 52 min
In May 1940, a German offensive traps the British on the French coast, but a heroic civilian effort evacuates the troops and inspires an entire nation.
2. The Battle of the Atlantic
8.0Aired 22 December 2021 • 51 min
U-boat "wolf packs" ravage Allied convoys early in the war, but ingenuity, new technology and a bit of luck help the Allies turn the tide by 1943.
3. The Invasion of North Africa
8.0Aired 22 December 2021 • 51 min
In late 1942, America enters the war in North Africa, where the British have been battling the Germans and Italians for control of the Suez Canal.
4. The Battle of Kursk
8.0Aired 22 December 2021 • 52 min
Desperate for a victory in the East, Germany attacks toward Kursk in the summer of 1943 and triggers a monumental tank battle with the Soviet Union.
5. The Invasion of Italy
8.0Aired 22 December 2021 • 52 min
Hoping for a swift victory, Allied armies invade Italy in September 1943, but the fighting quickly grinds down to a bloody, months long campaign.
6. The Liberation of Paris
8.0Aired 22 December 2021 • 51 min
Paris suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.
7. The Battle of the Philippine Sea
8.0Aired 22 December 2021 • 51 min
In June 1944, a monumental battle between American and Japanese aircraft carriers in the Philippine Sea turns the tide in the Pacific.
8. Iwo Jima
8.0Aired 22 December 2021 • 51 min
In early 1945, US Marines invade Iwo Jima and face an appallingly bloody battle for control of the island, to the dismay of the public back home.
9. The Race for Berlin
8.0Aired 22 December 2021 • 51 min
Angling for power in the postwar world, Stalin tricks the Allies — and his own generals — to ensure the Red Army wins the race to Berlin in April 1945.
10. Okinawa
7.7Aired 22 December 2021 • 51 min
US forces invade Okinawa in April 1945, and months of fighting and dreadful casualties persuade Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.