Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009) War II Documentary (6 x 1Hr episodes)

This series helps change how people look at World War II thanks to hundreds of hours of video that have been declassified and fully restored in high definition. Soldiers on the front lines, secret operatives, resistance fighters, and private citizens shot the footage, some of which has never been seen, that gives viewers a firsthand look at what went on during times of battle. Episodes detail the battle over Stalingrad that was a key turning point in the war and show Japanese pilots on the morning of Dec., 7, 1941, preparing for the attack on Pearl Harbor.

E01 · Aggression

Apocalypse: The Second World War is the epic story of World War II, in which millions of soldiers fought, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as war raged across countries and continents. Covering Hitler's invasion of Poland, with the world on the brink of war, and features stunning colourised footage of the catastrophe faced by the Polish army as it was crushed by the Nazi war machine.

E02 - Crushing Defeat

The German offensive rages across Europe while Mussolini's fascist Italy joins the war alongside their German allies.

E03 · Shock

As the war continues into 1941, the conflict goes truly global with the savage battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

E04 · American Allies

The story of the sudden Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the early days of the war in the Pacific. Back in Europe, the programme looks at the bombing offensive against Germany and at the appalling crime of the Holocaust.

E05 · The Great Landings

Looking at the turning of the war against Germany, with Allied victory at El Alamein and Russian triumph at Stalingrad. Inside Hitler's Germany the SS gain more power, and in southern Europe the Allies fight their way through Italy.

E06 · Hell

The dramatic story of the D-Day landings and of the liberation of Paris; while in the east the Soviets liberate Auschwitz and fight their way to the heart of Berlin. Germany finally surrenders, but Japan fights on until the atom bombs are dropped.

Apocalypse: The Second World War

Apocalypse: Never-Ending War 1918–1926

Apocalypse: Stalin

Apocalypse: Verdun

Apocalypse: World War I

Apocalypse: the Cold War

Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West

Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the East

Apocalypse: The Fall of Hitler