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The Price Of Empire

Rating:3.5 of 5Total number of episodes:72
Last broadcast:01/01/2020 at 03:00
January 2020
1:00:00

A Thousand Suns (S1E13)

3.0 3 x
Reflections on the final days of WWII and the surrender of the Axis powers. Discover how empires fell and the political map of the world was remade as the guns quietened.
December 2019
50:00

The Gathering Storm (S1E1)

3.0 21 x
How were nations worldwide brought to the brink of conflict in 1939? Hear of the triggers that sparked World War II in the first of a major 13-part documentary series.
1:10:00

A Thousand Suns (S1E13)

3.0 3 x
Reflections on the final days of WWII and the surrender of the Axis powers. Discover how empires fell and the political map of the world was remade as the guns quietened.
50:00

Unconditional Surrender (S1E12)

4.0 2 x
The end of the deadliest conflict in history neared with Allied successes in Europe and the Far East. Through pictures and testimony, hear how victory came about.
1:10:00

Hell Is On Us (S1E11)

4.0 3 x
By 1944, the Russians were making inroads on the Eastern Front and America had managed to reclaim the Philippines. Archive footage reveals the gathering Allied momentum.
45:00

Overlord (S1E10)

4.0 2 x
The Normandy landings of June 1944 are perhaps the most well-known operations of WWII. With access to remarkable archive footage, discover how Operation Overlord started in earnest.
1:15:00

The Beginning Of The End (S1E9)

4.0 2 x
Hear about the Allied invasion of Sicily, the battle for New Guinea and the ongoing Soviet fight to regain territory from Germany.
50:00

The End Of The Beginning (S1E8)

3.0 4 x
A truly global conflict, WWII in 1942 saw the Battle of Stalingrad commence, the fight for North Africa escalate and the Solomon Islands campaign begin.
1:10:00

The Turning Point (S1E7)

4.0 8 x
Discover how the political map of the world was remade by WWII. Recalling the spread of Japanese invasion in the Pacific and the bombing of German cities by British planes.
50:00

A Date In Infamy (S1E6)

4.0 3 x
America's entry into WWII in December 1941 would prove to be vital to Allied success. Discover how the United States' involvement shaped the course of the conflict in 1942.
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