Greatest Events of World War II in Colour (2019)
Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.
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Episode 1 - Blitzkrieg
Release Date: 2019-07-12The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.
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Episode 2 - Battle of Britain
Release Date: 2019-07-19In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.
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Episode 3 - Pearl Harbor
Release Date: 2019-07-26Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.
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Episode 4 - Battle of Midway
Release Date: 2019-08-02Expertly-restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway which triggers an extraordinary chain of events.
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Episode 5 - Siege of Stalingrad
Release Date: 2019-08-09The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.
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Episode 6 - D-Day
Release Date: 2019-08-16The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.
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Episode 7 - The Battle of the Bulge
Release Date: 2019-08-23High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.
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Episode 8 - Firestorm Over Dresden
Release Date: 2019-08-30Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.
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Episode 9 - Buchenwald Liberation
Release Date: 2019-08-30Hitler's rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire's true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.
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Episode 10 - Hiroshima
Release Date: 2019-08-30The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.