World War II in Colour

World War II in Colour

World War II in Colour

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S1 E13: Victory in the Pacific

Original Air Date: Feb 4, 2011

With Germany finally beaten, the Allies have now turned their attention to Japan, who made them pay for every inch of gained ground. Find out how this last, great foe was overcome.

1:44-2:45AM

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1 Hr 1 Min

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2011

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TV-PG

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S1 E13: Victory in the Pacific

Original Air Date: Feb 4, 2011

With Germany finally beaten, the Allies have now turned their attention to Japan, who made them pay for every inch of gained ground. Find out how this last, great foe was overcome.

1:44-2:45AM

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1 Hr 1 Min

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TV-PG

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Available with Freestream

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S1 E12: Victory in Europe

Original Air Date: Jan 28, 2011

Allied forces converge on Germany, uncovering the horrors of Belsen and Buchenwald, before pushing towards Berlin, where Adolf Hitler is clinging to power in his last desperate days.

12:44-1:44AM

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1 Hr

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S1 E11: The Island War

Original Air Date: Jan 21, 2011

The war in the Pacific against Japan was a savage hand-to-hand, island-to-island struggle, fought by new specialist fighting units like the valiant Chindits.

Aug 27

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11:43PM

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1 Hr 1 Min

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S1 E10: Closing the Ring

Original Air Date: Jan 14, 2011

Concentrates on Hitler's attempts to shift the balance of power back in his favour.

Aug 27

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10:41PM

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1 Hr 2 Min

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S1 E9: Overlord

Original Air Date: Jan 7, 2011

By early 1944, Hitler had long been expecting an Allied attack on north-western France, but his problem was knowing when and where it would come. This episode has a look at the Allied operations Bodyguard and Overlord.

Aug 27

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9:41PM

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1 Hr

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S1 E8: The Soviet Steamroller

Original Air Date: Dec 31, 2010

After Hitler's gamble in the East fails, the Soviet Union starts to slowly push back and grow.

Aug 27

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8:40PM

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1 Hr 1 Min

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TV-PG

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S1 E7: Turning the Tide

Original Air Date: Dec 24, 2010

With their armies fully engaged on the battlegrounds, the Allied and Axis powers focused their efforts to develop new weapons and new strategies to deliver a knockout blow to the enemy and bring about a quick end to the conflict.

Aug 27

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7:39PM

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1 Hr 1 Min

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TV-PG

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