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VOLUME 1
A New Germany
1933-1939
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Germany, a nation stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging from
crippling economic depression, looks to one man for a resurgence of
hope and dignity. That man is Adolph Hitler...
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VOLUME 2
Distant War
1939-1940
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In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain,
an uneasy calm settles on the nation. It is the 'phoney' war, with the sound of
distant guns thundering ominously on the horizon...
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VOLUME 3
France Falls
May - June 1940
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The French had made the disastrous mistake of preparing for another war
like the First World War. Consequently, the French army are totally humiliated...
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VOLUME 4
Alone Britain
May 1940 - June 1941
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After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the RAF wins the
Battle of Britain, the cities are blitzed and on the continent, the last allies
are conquered. The outlook is grim...
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VOLUME 5
Barbarossa
June - December 1941
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Hitler at last turns his tanks towards Russia. After a succession of devastating
victories, the Germans delay fatally, and the fierce Russian winter takes a grip...
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VOLUME 6
Banzai Japan Strikes
December 1941
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The Japanese, at war since 1931 on the Chinese mainland, hope for easy victories
over the British and Dutch. And then, on December 7th, 1941, the infamous attack
on Pearl Harbour...
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VOLUME 7
On Our Way
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"It was felt that Britain was trying to drag us in. There was even sentiment
that England would fight to the last American." Norman Corwin, American Radio
Journalist.
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VOLUME 8
The War In North Africa
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For two years the 8th army and Rommel's Afrika Korps fight in the wastes
of North Africa - finally the tide turns at El Alamein...
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VOLUME 9
Stalingrad
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Hitler's early successes in Russia made him reckless and he resolves to
capture Stalingrad. The battle lasts six months with the Russians emerging
as victors. The Wehrmacht never recovers...
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VOLUME 10
Wolfpack
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In a war of high technology and animal courage, the German U-Boats fight
allied merchantmen, hounding them in packs. A German victory at sea will
drive Britain from the war...
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VOLUME 11
Red Star
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For two years, the Soviet Army fights the Germans almost alone. After the
greatest land battles in history, the nation survives and triumphs - with
the loss of no less than twenty million of its people...
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VOLUME 12
Whirlwind
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Bomber Command are unable to hit precise targets and begin bombing German
cities by night. The Americans reinforce the attacks by day: a whirlwind
of terror and destruction will win the war...
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VOLUME 13
Tough Old Gut
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Churchill called Italy the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile' and thought
the Allies could cut through the heart of Germany. But the soft underbelly
turned out to be a 'tough old gut'...
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VOLUME 14
It's A Lovely Day
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Vera Lynn sang of a lovely day tomorrow, but the war in Burma was mud and
monsoon. Britain's largest army learned to master the jungle and fought the
Japanese to a standstill...
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VOLUME 15
Home Fires
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At home in Britain during the war - a time of gas masks, Winston Churchill,
Coventry, Dig for Victory, evacuation, George Formby, ITMA, the Land Army,
the Squander Bug and the Beveridge Report...
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VOLUME 16
Inside the Reich
Germany 1940-1944
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The Wehrmacht triumpant, luxury goods in the shops, peace just around
the corner. But peace is a long way off and the iron ring around the
Reich tightens...
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VOLUME 17
Morning
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The Western Allies resolve to invade Europe. England becomes a floating
supply dump and the British and Americans assemble the largest invasion
fleet in history. It is June 6th 1944 - D Day...
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VOLUME 18
Occupation
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The Netherlands live under Nazi rule for four years and its people must
decide where their loyalties lie. In occupied Europe, there are no easy
answers...
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VOLUME 19
Pincers
From East and West, the Allies close in on the Reich. Germany is crumbling,
but it is not defeated yet...
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VOLUME 20
Genocide
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The Nazis are racists; the Aryans are a master race; others, particular
Jews, are sub-human. Himmler's SS sets about ridding Europe of millions
of Jews...
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VOLUME 21
Nemesis
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Hitler retreats to the Fuhrer bunker in Berlin as Germany crumbles around
him. His lieutenants abandon him to a fate of suicide. Meanwhile, the
russians raise the red flag in Berlin...
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VOLUME 22
Japan
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Japan's rulers think they have the strength to bend Britain and America
to their will. But they are wrong...
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VOLUME 23
Pacific -
The Island To Island War
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The Americans fight their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the
Philippines. Perhaps the bloodiest campaign of all, each island has to
be taken by storm - the Japanese fight to the last man....
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VOLUME 24
The Bomb
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Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the
Atomic Bomb. Should it be used? The moral implications are enormous...
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VOLUME 25
Reckoning
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The war ends slowly, messily. Britain is victorious but exhausted. The
super powers now confront each other - it is they who will decide the
fate of Europe...
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VOLUME 26
Remember
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For many, the Second World War remains the most significant expericence
of their lives. But millions, many more millions than we realise, died...
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