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S01E01 - "The Beginning of the End"
Aired on Aug 17, 2005, 11:00 AM
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Episodes (1 Season · 5 Episodes)
The Beginning of the End
Documentary charting the final months of the Second World War on European and Pacific fronts, beginning as tensions mount between the Allies over strategy.
Aug 17, 2005
50 min
The End of the Dictators
The true horror of the Nazi regime is exposed as the Allies fight the Germans in their homeland and liberate survivors of the concentration camps.
50 min
Victory in Europe
The Soviet Union aim to control large parts of Europe after the Allies' victory, but the US was not prepared to back up British efforts to keep the east out of Stalin's grip.
50 min
The War in the Pacific
A look at the end of the war in the Pacific, with the Americans dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to hasten Japan's surrender.
50 min
The Future Takes Shape
A look at how the world changed in the months after the end of the Second World War, with borders drawn and new occupying governments installed.
50 min
