WWII: On the Edge of the Abyss

WWII: On the Edge of the Abyss

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S1 E4: The World on the Brink

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

By 1942, the war has reached a global scale; key battles in North Africa, the Pacific, and the Eastern Front, escalate the human cost of the conflict; the tension builds as the Axis powers push forward, threatening to overwhelm their adversaries.

May 23

11:30AM

1 Hr 3 Min

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S1 E12: Capitulation

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

Covering Japan's surrender and the formal end of World War II; the world begins to reckon with the scale of devastation, from the ruins of Europe to the atomic wastelands of Japan.

May 21

6:41PM

1 Hr

Available with Freestream

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S1 E11: The Final Days

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

In August 1945, the world witnesses the impact of atomic warfare as it obliterates Hiroshima and Nagasaki; a chronicle of Japan's last stand, the internal debates within its leadership, and the toll of civilian suffering.

May 21

7:41PM

58 Min

Available with Freestream

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S1 E4: The World on the Brink

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2019

By 1942, the war has reached a global scale; key battles in North Africa, the Pacific, and the Eastern Front, escalate the human cost of the conflict; the tension builds as the Axis powers push forward, threatening to overwhelm their adversaries.

May 23

11:30AM

1 Hr 3 Min

Available with Freestream