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The World at War
ITV1 · 1973–1974 · Ended · War · History · ★ 8.9/10
Laurence Olivier narrates the landmark 26-part British documentary series telling the story of World War II, profiling its main campaigns and highlighting the human cost on all sides of the conflict.
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The World at War episode guide
Season 1 · 26 episodes · Oct 31, 1973 – May 8, 1974
- A New Germany (1933 - 1939)
- Distant War (September 1939 - May 1940)
- France Falls (May - June 1940)
- Alone (May 1940 - May 1941)
- Barbarossa (June - December 1941)
- Banzai!: Japan (1931 - 1942)
- On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939 - 1942)
- The Desert: North Africa (1940 - 1943)
- Stalingrad (June 1942 - February 1943)
- Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939 - 1943)
- Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941 - 1943)
- Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939 - April 1944)
- Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942 - June 1944)
- It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942 - 1944)
- Home Fires: Britain (1940 - 1944)
- Inside the Reich: Germany (1940 - 1944)
- Morning (June - August 1944)
- Occupation: Holland (1940 - 1944)
- Pincers (August 1944 - March 1945)
- Genocide (1941 - 1945)
- Nemesis: Germany (February - May 1945)
- Japan (1941 - 1945)
- Pacific (February 1942 - July 1945)
- The Bomb (February - September 1945)
- Reckoning (1945...and after)
- Remember
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