Greatest Events of World War II in Colour - Season 1 Episode 8

Season 1 Episode 8

Firestorm Over Dresden

51m ·★ 8.0 ·United Kingdom · EN· Discovery

Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.

NEXTEp 9: Buchenwald Liberation›

Episodes

S01E0112 Jul 1950m

Blitzkrieg

The 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.

S01E0219 Jul 1950m

Battle of Britain

In 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.

S01E0326 Jul 1950m

Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.

S01E042 Aug 1950m

Battle of Midway

Expertly-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.

S01E059 Aug 1951m

Siege of Stalingrad

The 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.

S01E0616 Aug 1950m

D-Day

The 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.

S01E0723 Aug 1950m

The Battle of the Bulge

High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.

S01E0830 Aug 1951m

Firestorm Over Dresden

Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.

S01E0930 Aug 1950m

Buchenwald Liberation

Hitler'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.

S01E1030 Aug 1950m

Hiroshima

The 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.