A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the individuals, the technology, and the historical resource...

The harsh outcome of the First World War left Germany ripe for Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party's swi...

Continuing the in-depth look at Hitler's regime through the lives of ordinary citizens, this special...

Traudl Junge found herself in Berlin during the war because she wanted to be a ballet dancer. A frie...

Years after his death, mystery still surrounds the circumstances under which Adolf Hitler ended his...

Reflections of men at war compiled from interviews and archive film obtained for The World at War se...

Renowned historian Stephen Ambrose examines the aftermath of World War II. Was peace truly gained? O...

Examining the growth of the Nazi racial doctrines from their origins to 1939, we see the terrifying...

Archive photographs and shocking footage filmed by the Nazis themselves, capture the full horror of...

In this 2 hour 30th Anniversary retrospective, we commemorate the original 1973 broadcast with new i...

Prominent scholars and military figures recount specifics of the war, from first hand accounts of Ok...

A fascinating look at the incredible array of high tech wizardry which was used to upgrade this rele...

The Making of The World at War.

the “Restoring The World at War” featurette shows how the documentary was treated with high-definiti...

Germany, a nation stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging from crippling economic depression, lo...

In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain, an uneasy calm sett...

France discovers it is woefully unprepared for modern warfare as the Nazi war machine easily skirts...

After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the Rap wins the Battle of Britain, the...

Hitler at last turns his tanks towards Russia. After a succession of devastating victories, the Germ...

At war since 1931 on the Chinese mainland, the Japanese hope for easy victories over the British and...

Americans are divided between fighting the Japanese and the Nazis. Hitler solves the problem by decl...

For 2 years the 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps fight in the wastes of North Africa. Finally the...

Hitler's early successes in Russia made him reckless and he resolves to capture Stalingrad. The batt...

In a war of high technology and animal courage, the German U-Boats fight Allied merchantmen, houndin...

For two years the Soviet Army fights the Germans almost alone. After one of the greatest land battle...

Bomber Command begin bombing German cities by night and the Americans reinforce the attacks by day;...

Churchill called Italy the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile' and thought the Allies could cut throu...

Vera Lynn sang of a lovely day tomorrow, but the war in Burma was mud and monsoon. Britain's largest...

Finding strength in unity at home in Britain during the war, it was a time of gas masks, Winston Chu...

Initial victory in Europe turns sour after the defeat at Stalingrad, yet Germany prepares to fight t...

The Western Allies resolve to invade Europe. England becomes a floating supply dump and the British...

Through a neutral country, Holland is attacked by Germany without warning in 1940. During the next f...

The end of the war appears close at hand with the liberation of Paris in 1944, but the British and A...

The Nazi's are racist; the Aryans are a master race, others, particularly the Jews are sub-human. Hi...

Hitler retreats to the Fuhrer bunker is Berlin as Germany crumbles around him and his lieutenants ab...

Initially apprehensive about the outcome of declaring war, the Japanese quickly turn to celebration...

The Americans fight their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Phillipines. Perhaps the bloo...

Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the atomic bomb. On August 6th...

The war ends slowly and messily. Britain is victorious but exhausted and the super-powers confront e...

For many the Second World War was the most significant experience of their lives. Heartbreaking firs...