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20 Episodes 2026 - 2026
Episode 1
Mon, May 25, 2026
The actor explores the key events of the Second World War, from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and the human cost of total war. In September 1939, enabled by a secret pact between Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, Germany invades Poland, plunging Europe back into war.
Episode 2
Mon, May 25, 2026
After overrunning the Netherlands and Belgium, Germany drives west as Churchill braces for an air assault and FDR races to mobilise America's industry.
Episode 3
Tue, May 26, 2026
The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive ever undertaken.
Episode 4
Mon, Jun 1, 2026
The actor looks back at Pearl Harbor. Japan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing US sanctions and widespread outrage. Driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that will reshape the course of World War II.
Episode 5
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
America's battle against German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's powerful Navy in the Pacific ultimately shifts the war's momentum.
Episode 6
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
After Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep through Southeast Asia. On Guadalcanal, US Marines face a brutal fight to halt their restless advance.
Episode 7
Sun, Jun 7, 2026
As Hitler's power spreads across Europe, his hateful ideology drives persecution of Jewish people, leading to escalating violence and ultimately the Holocaust.
Episode 8
Sun, Jun 14, 2026
The first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, inexperienced troops and leader Eisenhower face hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Erwin Rommel.
Episode 9
Sun, Jun 14, 2026
Beyond WWII's frontlines, a secret war unfolds. In rural England, brilliant codebreakers race to crack Germany's Enigma Code and alter the war's outcome.
Episode 10
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
Operation Blue: Germany battles for Soviet oil fields and Stalingrad in one of history's deadliest battles, marking a major Eastern Front turning point.
Episode 11
Tue, Jun 30, 2026
The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but instead endure a months-long slog with devastating results.
Episode 12
Tue, Jun 30, 2026
Allied air forces engage in a ferocious and costly battle with the German Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe.
Episode 13
Mon, Jul 6, 2026
The Allies launch Operation Overlord to liberate occupied France and open a second front.
Episode 14
Mon, Jul 6, 2026
The Allies and Japan battle across Asia's jungles and plains in World War II's forgotten theater.
Episode 15
Mon, Jul 13, 2026
Episode 16
Mon, Jul 13, 2026
Episode 17
Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Episode 18
Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Episode 19
Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Episode 20
Mon, Jul 27, 2026