S01E01 The Blaze (1939 - 1941)
Germany invades Poland, sparking global war: Japan expands in Asia and Africa's colonies become key battlegrounds for power and resources.
The Sound and the Fury
Overview
From the Japanese invasion of Manchuria to the siege of Stalingrad, and from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the battle of El Alamein, the events of the Second World War are presented on a 'planet level' to place it on a truly global scale
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
In 1941, Hitler invaded the USSR. Operation Barbarossa stalls as winter hits and Soviet resistance, fuelled by propaganda, turns the tide.
S01E03 Episode 3
In 1943, Germany fell at Stalingrad, its first major defeat. In the Pacific, Japan lost momentum after the US won at Guadalcanal.
S01E04 Episode 4
In 1944, D-Day pierces the Atlantic Wall, as Operation Bagration crushes the Wehrmacht in the East. The fall of the Third Reich begins.
