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(1973)
Originaltitel: The World at War
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Release: 1973-10-31
TV-bolag: ITV
Längd per avsnitt: 60 min min
Status: AVSLUTAD
Originally broadcast in 1973 as 26 one-hour programmes, The World at War sets out to tell the story of the Second World War through the testimony of key participants. The result is a unique and unrepeatable event, since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long left to live. Each hour-long programme is carefully structured to focus on a key theme or campaign, from the rise of Nazi Germany to Hitlers downfall and the onset of the Cold War. There are no academic... (TheTVDB)
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A New Germany (1933 - 1939)
1973-10-31
A New Germany (1933...
1973-10-31
Germany, a nation stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging from crippling economic depression, looks to one man for a resurgence of hope and dignity. That man is Adolf Hitler…
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Distant War (September 1939 - May 1940)
1973-11-07
Distant War...
1973-11-07
In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain, an uneasy calm settles on the nation. It is the phoney war, with the sound of distant guns thundering ominously on the horizon…
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France Falls (May - June 1940)
1973-11-14
France Falls (May -...
1973-11-14
France discovers it is woefully unprepared for modern warfare as the Nazi war machine easily skirts around the Maginot Line. Britain retreats and prepares for invasion.
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Alone (May 1940 - May 1941)
1973-11-21
Alone (May 1940 -...
1973-11-21
After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the RAF wins the Battle of Britain, the cities are blitzed and on the continent the last Allies are conquered. The outlook is grim.
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Barbarossa (June - December 1941)
1973-11-28
Barbarossa (June -...
1973-11-28
After dominating southeastern Europe through force or intrigue, Germany begins Operation Barbarossa, the massive invasion of Soviet Union. Despite several quick victories, the invasion ultimately stalls after a failed assault on Moscow during Russias harsh winter
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Banzai!: Japan (1931 - 1942)
1973-12-05
Banzai!: Japan...
1973-12-05
The rise of the Japanese Empire, the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, Pearl Harbor and the early Japanese successes in the fall of Malaya and Singapore.
At war since 1931 on the Chinese mainland, the Japanese hope for easy victories over the British and Dutch. And then on...
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On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939 - 1942)
1973-12-12
On Our Way: U.S.A....
1973-12-12
The opposition by various factions to the United States of America entry into the war, U-boat attacks on Atlantic convoys and Americas gradiated responses, the mobilization of America after Pearl Harbor, the loss of the Philippines, the Doolittle Raid, Midway and Guadalcanal..
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The Desert: North Africa (1940 - 1943)
1973-12-19
The Desert: North...
1973-12-19
For 2 years the 8th Army and Rommels Afrika Corps fight in the wastes of North Africa. Finally the tide turns at El Alamein.
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Stalingrad (June 1942 - February 1943)
1974-01-02
Stalingrad (June...
1974-01-02
Hitlers early successes in Russia made him reckless and he resolves to capture Stalingrad. The battle lasts six months with the Russians emerging as victors. The Wehrmacht never recovers.
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Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939...
1974-01-09
Wolfpack: U-Boats...
1974-01-09
In a war of high technology and animal courage, the German U-Boats fight Allied merchantmen, hounding them in packs.
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Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941 - 1943)
1974-01-16
Red Star: The...
1974-01-16
For two years the Soviet Army fights the Germans almost alone. After one of the greatest land battles in history, the nation survives and triumphs - but with a loss of no less than twenty million of its people.
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Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September...
1974-01-23
Whirlwind: Bombing...
1974-01-23
Bomber Command begin bombing German cities by night and the Americans reinforce the attacks by day; a whirlwind of terror and destruction that will win the war.
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Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942 -...
1974-01-30
Tough Old Gut:...
1974-01-30
Churchill called Italy the soft underbelly of the crocodile and thought the Allies could cut through it to the heart of Germany. But the soft underbelly turned out to be a tough old gut.
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14
Its A Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942...
1974-02-06
Its A Lovely Day...
1974-02-06
Vera Lynn sang of a lovely day tomorrow, but the war in Burma was mud and monsoon. Britains largest army learned to master the jungle and fought the Japanese to standstill.
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Home Fires: Britain (1940 - 1944)
1974-02-13
Home Fires: Britain...
1974-02-13
Finding strength in unity at home in Britain during the war, it was a time of gas masks, Winston Churchill, Dig for Victory, evacuation, George Formby, the Land Army, ITMA, the Squander Bug and the Beveridge Report.
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Inside the Reich: Germany (1940 - 1944)
1974-02-20
Inside the Reich:...
1974-02-20
Initial victory in Europe turns sour after the defeat at Stalingrad, yet Germany prepares to fight to the end - even after an assassination attempt on the Führer.
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Morning (June - August 1944)
1974-02-27
Morning (June -...
1974-02-27
The Western Allies resolve to invade Europe. England becomes a floating supply dump and the British and Americans assemble the largest invasion fleet in history. It is June 6th 1944 - D Day.
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Occupation: Holland (1940 - 1944)
1974-03-13
Occupation: Holland...
1974-03-13
Through a neutral country, Holland is attacked by Germany without warning in 1940. During the next four years, life carries on seemingly without incident, but underneath resistance never dies.
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Pincers (August 1944 - March 1945)
1974-03-20
Pincers (August...
1974-03-20
The end of the war appears close at hand with the liberation of Paris in 1944, but the British and Americans disagree on how to advance. Meanwhile, Poland suffers devastating losses to achieve victory.
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Genocide (1941 - 1945)
1974-03-27
Genocide (1941 -...
1974-03-27
The Nazis are racist; the Aryans are a master race, others, particularly the Jews are sub-human. Himmlers SS sets about ridding Europe of millions of Jews.
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Nemesis: Germany (February - May 1945)
1974-04-03
Nemesis: Germany...
1974-04-03
Hitler retreats to the Fuhrer bunker is Berlin as Germany crumbles around him and his lieutenants abandon him to a fate of suicide. Meanwhile, the Russians raise the red flag in Berlin.
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Japan (1941 - 1945)
1974-04-10
Japan (1941 - 1945)
1974-04-10
Initially apprehensive about the outcome of declaring war, the Japanese quickly turn to celebration with early victory. In the end, their worst fears are unimaginably exceeded.
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Pacific (February 1942 - July 1945)
1974-04-17
Pacific (February...
1974-04-17
The Americans fight their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Philippines. Perhaps the bloodiest campaign of all, each island has to be taken by storm and the Japanese fight to the last man.
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The Bomb (February - September 1945)
1974-04-24
The Bomb (February...
1974-04-24
Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the atomic bomb. On August 6th 1945, the Enola Gay delivers the worlds first atomic bomb to Hiroshima. The world would be forever altered.
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Reckoning (1945...and after)
1974-05-01
Reckoning...
1974-05-01
The war ends slowly and messily. Britain is victorious but exhausted and the super-powers confront each other as they decide the fate of Europe.
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Remember
1974-05-08
Remember
1974-05-08
For many the Second World War was the most significant experience of their lives. Heartbreaking first hand remembrances from a vast array of survivors on both sides of the war.
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