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Missions That Changed the War Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

12 Episodes 2010 - 2011

Episode 1

The Doolittle Raid - Part 1

Thu, Aug 26, 201044 mins

A seemingly insignificant mission that, in historical retrospect, had a pivotal affect on the war with Japan.

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Episode 2

The Doolittle Raid - Part 2

Tue, Nov 2, 201044 mins

A seemingly insignificant mission that, in historical retrospect, had a pivotal affect on the war with Japan.

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Episode 3

The Doolittle Raid - Part 3

Tue, Nov 9, 201045 mins

A seemingly insignificant mission that, in historical retrospect, had a pivotal affect on the war with Japan.

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Episode 4

The Doolittle Raid - Part 4

Tue, Nov 16, 201045 mins

A seemingly insignificant mission that, in historical retrospect, had a pivotal affect on the war with Japan.

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Episode 5

Germany's Last Ace - Part 1

Tue, Mar 15, 201145 mins

Gunther Rall was one of the highest-scoring fighter aces in Germany. Hub Zemke was the commander of the 56th Fighter Group, the deadliest fighter outfit in the Eighth Air Force. They met in battle on 12 May 12, 1944, a day that altered the course of WWII.

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Episode 6

Germany's Last Ace - Part 2

Tue, Mar 22, 201145 mins

June 1940: Germany launches its fateful invasion of the Soviet Union. Interviews with Luftwaffe fighter pilot and commander Gunther Rall - seen for the first time anywhere - reveal the savagery, folly, and betrayal of Hitler's failed conquest of the East.

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Episode 7

Germany's Last Ace - Part 3

Tue, Mar 29, 201145 mins

The War in the West: The doctrine of strategic bombing, developed before the war, is tested by the American Eighth Air Force and British Royal Air Force. Through exclusive interviews, Robert "Shorty" Rankin and others profile Hub Zemke's "Wolf Pack."

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Episode 8

Germany's Last Ace - Part 4

Tue, Apr 5, 201145 mins

Nazi Armaments Minister Albert Speer will later call it the day that Germany lost the war. May 12, 1944 brings a fateful encounter between Zemke, Rall, and Rankin, revealed in exclusive first-hand interviews.

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Episode 9

The Flying Tigers - Part 1

Tue, Jun 7, 201145 mins

A series of bombing missions utilizing make-shift rope slings to carry Russian 500 lb bombs under war-weary aircraft, in historical retrospect, had prevented the fall of China and the linking up of Japan's Army with Nazi Forces in North Africa.

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Episode 10

The Flying Tigers - Part 2

Tue, Jun 14, 201145 mins

A series of bombing missions utilizing make-shift rope slings to carry Russian 500 lb bombs under war-weary aircraft, in historical retrospect, had prevented the fall of China and the linking up of Japan's Army with Nazi Forces in North Africa.

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Episode 11

The Flying Tigers - Part 3

Tue, Jun 14, 201145 mins

A series of bombing missions utilizing make-shift rope slings to carry Russian 500 lb bombs under war-weary aircraft, in historical retrospect, had prevented the fall of China and the linking up of Japan's Army with Nazi Forces in North Africa.

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Episode 12

The Flying Tigers - Part 4

Tue, Jun 28, 201145 mins

A series of bombing missions utilizing make-shift rope slings to carry Russian 500 lb bombs under war-weary aircraft, in historical retrospect, had prevented the fall of China and the linking up of Japan's Army with Nazi Forces in North Africa.

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