Series
World War II: The Price Of Empire
Documentary
This is the story of two wars fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe, often mislabeled as a single war: The Second World War. These conflicts remade our world in just a few decades. A story of how the rise and fall of great powers, from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, recast nations into those who could afford, and those that could not afford The Price of Empire.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1The Gathering Storm15 Oct 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0WWII may have concluded decades ago, but for those who fought, the memories are endless. To understand, we start with Churchill's "Gathering Storm."
- 2The Phoney War22 Oct 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0Japan's unprovoked invasion has plunged China into war. In Europe, Mussolini and Hitler's expansions threaten neighboring nations.
- 3Blitzkrieg29 Oct 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0After six relatively quiet months of the Phony War, German forces add a new term to the vocabulary of warfare: Blitzkrieg.
- 4Alone5 Nov 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0Six months after the fall of France, Molotov visits Berlin to discuss victory. He may think Britain is defeated, but there's still more to the story.
- 5Barbarossa12 Nov 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0It's 1941, and Britain is holding its own despite being under threat from the German army; Japan takes WWII global; "Barbarossa" transforms the war.
- 6A Day in Infamy19 Nov 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0Before 1941 was over, the Soviet Union was locked in a struggle with Germany, and humanity would be hanging on the fate of Roosevelt's great union.
- 7The Turning Point26 Nov 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0It took Hitler half a war to form an empire, but all gained would be lost in the second half. Japan's growth also takes a fall.
- 8The End of the Beginning3 Dec 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0During WWII, Germany and Japan plotted to team up in the Indian subcontinent to make a massive territory, but setbacks in 1942 shook plans.
- 9The Beginning of the End10 Dec 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0Over a succession of conferences, the UN planned out the post-war world. For the Allied and Axis powers, 1943 would mark the beginning of the end.
- 10Overlord17 Dec 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0Between 1943 and 1944, significant events shifted power from the Axis to the Allies, and the Allies' strength would grow in the East.
- 11Hell is on Us24 Dec 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0The Allies break out of Normandy, the Red Army advances, and the invasion of the Philippines will bring troops one step closer to attacking Japan.
- 12Unconditional Surrender31 Dec 2015 · 50m · ★ 8.0Germany and Japan's aggression may have started the war, but by 1944 their armies succumbed to pressure from the Allies.
- 13A Thousand Suns7 Jan 2016 · 50m · ★ 8.0After years of war, the defeat of Hitler and the Third Reich is inevitable. Peace in Asia will follow after the detonation of the atomic bomb.
Details
- First aired
- 15 Oct 2015
- Last aired
- 7 Jan 2016
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- RMC Découverte
- Episodes
- 13
- Votes
- 5 on TMDB
