Season 1
Overview
For more than 420 weeks, between 1937 and 1945, somewhere in the world a battle raged. What made the news in and around the biggest events of World War Two? At any given moment during these years there were countless things happening on and off the battlefield, stories that history seldom touches. By analyzing the events in forty-one critical weeks of World War Two we explore how people lived and survived during the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen. Using meticulously researched archival footage and expert insights, we introduce the unusual and the unexpected, highlighting the pivotal moments of the war to create an original and engaging perspective of World War Two.
Episodes
1. July 1937 - June 1940
2022-01-01
A look at the first weeks of a war that would disrupt the lives of so many, starting with the first shots fired by the Japanese in July 1937, China.
2. September 1940 - November 1941
2022-01-08
Between September 1940 and November 1941, things intensify as Nazi Germany exert their dominance over Europe.
3. December 1941 - May 1942
2022-01-15
From December 1941 to May 1942, Singapore falls, the Wannsee Conference is held in Berlin and a single event in the Pacific transforms the war into a total global conflict.
4. May 1942 - December 1942
2022-01-22
By Spring 1942, German armies had taken control, the battles of Midway and Stalingrad begin and American's achieve a ground-breaking milestone in the development of atomic weapons.
5. January 1943 - July 1943
2022-01-29
1943 begins with the Casablanca Conference. Events unfold in the week of the Soviet victory in Stalingrad, and one of the best-selling songs in history is released.
6. July 1943 - February 1944
2022-02-05
Halfway through its fourth full year, the fortunes of war were running increasingly in favor of the Allies. The bombing of Hamburg and the Allied Tehran Conference take place.
7. April 1944 - December 1944
2022-02-12
It's spring 1944 and on the Eastern Front, the momentum is firmly with allies as the war moves into its final, violent act.
8. January 1945 - November 1945
2022-02-19
By January 1945, it seemed the end of the war was in sight - but challenges still loomed on the Eastern Front, in the Pacific and in Western Europe.