WWII - The Complete History Season 1, Episode 8: Disc 08

Disc 01

1. Hitler's rise to power; the war in Asia begins as Japan invades China 2. War Breaks out in Europe; the Untied States begins to build a military 3. Tensions rise between the U.S. and Japan; Germany invades Russia. 4. Pearl Harbor; Russia launches a counter-attack against the Germans. 5. The Siege of Leningrad; U.S. fighter planes. 6. America in the Philippines; Rommel and the British in North Africa. 7. The Nazi's "Final Solution;" the internment of Japanese-Americans. 8. MacArthur leaves the Philippines; a look at life after enlistment in the Army.

164 min

Disc 02

9. Japan captures Mandalay; the Allies split the Pacific command. 10. B-25 bombers on Tokyo; in the Philippines, U.S. forces on Bataan surrender. 11. Japan invades the Aleutian Islands; a look at top Nazi leadership. 12. Midway: a turning point in the Pacific; the Nazis push toward Stalingrad. 13. The Luftwaffe pounds Britain on Malta; Rommel is defeated at El Alamein. 14. U.S. Marines invade Guadalcanal; Canadians meet with disaster in Dieppe. 15. Battle for Bloody Ridge; a look at Lend Lease shipments to Russia. 16. America lands on the north coast of Africa; medical care in the jungle.

165 min

Disc 03

17. French troops fold in North Africa; Germany is trapped at Stalingrad. 18. Russia tightens its noose around Stalingrad; longing for home at Christmas. 19. Allied leaders meet at Casablanca; French Admiral Darian is assassinated. 20. Russia reclaims Stalingrad and Leningrad; radar and the fight for the skies. 21. America is victorious at Guadalcanal; Germany hits hard at Kasserine Pass. 22. Patton arrives in North Africa; the R.A.F. targets German industry. 23 - Patton beats Germans at El Guettar; Nazis retreat from the North Atlantic. 24. Operation Mincemeat; a look at life on a carrier.

165 min

Disc 04

25. Allies claim final victory in North Africa; planning for the invasion of Sicily. 26. Allies invade Sicily; American Navy plans its assault across the Pacific. 27. Bombs over German oil refineries; Russia continues its drive west. 28. The Allies win on Sicily; Allied bombers are mauled over Schweinfurt. 29. Allies invade and take Italian mainland; Japan's elite military institutions. 30. Germans stage daring rescue of Mussolini; a look at life in Britain. 31. Italians declare war on Germany; Russia retakes Kiev. 32. Allied leaders meet again; Halsey tops the Solomon ladder at Bougainville.

164 min

Disc 05

33. Preparing to invade France; U.S. Marines blooded on the beaches of Tarawa. 34. 1943, the year in review; the P-51 enters the fray. 35. America wins big in the Marshalls; Red Army breaks the siege on Leningrad. 36. Allies bomb Monte Cassino; the U.S. rolls through the Central Pacific. 37. Surprise Japanese offensive in India; preparations for Operation Overlord. 38. Hitler shuffles his western command; a look at a bizarre navy ritual. 39. D-Day Special: landing on the north coast of France, the German reaction. 40 - Allied forces struggle in Normandy; Hitler's vengeance strikes London.

162 min

Disc 06

41. Battle of the Philippine Sea; GI Bill becomes law; battle for Saipan. 42. Normandy update; U.S. advances on St. Lo; Fighting on Saipan concludes. 43. Pacific update; attempted assassination of Hitler. 44. Return of the Patton-Montgomery rivalry; Britain takes Florence. 45. The fight for Brittany; Operations Anvil and Dragoon. 46. F.F.I. tanks enter Paris; B-29s arrive in Saipan; U.S. forces land on Peleilu. 47. U.S. airstrikes on Luzon; the Philippines declare war on the U.S. 48. Soviet drive in the Balkans continues; Allied dash along the channel.

170 min

Disc 07

49. The battle of Leyte Gulf; the battle for Walchera Island. 50. Patton's Third Army crosses Moselle near Metz; FDR re-elected. 51. U.S. submarines int eh Pacific; first convoy reaches Antwerp; Pacific update. 52. Christmas 1944; Battle of the Bulge begins; the U.S. lands on Mindoro. 53. U.S. lands on Luzon; Soviets drive to the Order. 54. Warsaw falls to the Red Army; Burma update. 55. St. Vith falls; the role of the military nurse examined. 56. American forces close in on Manlia; Allies trudge through the Riechswald.

164 min

Disc 09

65. Ruhr industrial center encircled; GIs land in Okinawa; tanks, the workhorse of WWII; FDR dies. 66. New Allied offensive in Italy; Okinawa update; home front Germany; elephants in Burma. 67. Italy update; Ruhr Pocket surrenders; Okinawa update; Nazi concentration camps liberated. 68. Russian forces begin final assault from Oder bridge head; Okinawa update; Gering offers to take command; home front Japan. 69. Italy Update; GIs land at Moro Gulf Philippines; Allies announce end of bombing campaign in Europe; Burma update; U.S./Soviet link up at Torgau. 70. West Front update; Okinawa update; Mussolini executed; a day in the life of Hill 604. 71. German forces in Italy surrender; British forces land at Rangoon Burma; Soviet forces capture Berlin; shell shock victims are highlighted. 72. Germany surrenders; more Kamikaze action off Okinawa; Europeans begin their lives anew; the role of carrier pigeons.

164 min

Disc 10

73. Philippine update; VE Day celebrations; Okinawa update; the horrors of the Holocaust. 74. GIs seize Naha airfield on Okinawa; top Nazis are captured; Luzon battle nears end; Aussies land on Borneo. 75. Okinawa captured; training women for the military; Philippines liberated; the deadly mines are highlighted. 76. Plans for the invasion of Japan; Churchill; carrier strikes against the home islands; Hollywood and the war effort. 77. A-bomb tested; Big Three meet at Potsdam; Churchill ousted in election; the role of the Seabees; the Medal of Honor. 78. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are A-bombed; Werner von Braun and other top German rocket scientists go to work for the U.S.; Soviets declare war on Japan; Japan accepts terms; home front U.S.A. 79. VJ Day; the United Nations; Japan signs surrender; the role of the combat cameraman. 80. The final cost of the war; Axis war crimes are tried; out of the ashes the world looks to the future.

164 min

Japan Bombs Pearl Harbour

Soviets Launch Counter Attack

Japan Invades Philippines

Wolfpacks Stalk Allied Shipping

North Africa Update