The World at War

WarHistory

* 8.9/10 TVmaze user rating

Status: Ended

Premiered: 1973-10-31 · Ended: 1974-05-08

Network: ITV1 (United Kingdom)

Language: English

Runtime: 60 min

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Laurence Olivier narrates the landmark 26-part British documentary series telling the story of World War II, profiling its main campaigns and highlighting the human cost on all sides of the conflict.

Episodes (26 across 1 season)

S01E01 - A New Germany (1933 - 1939)1973-10-31

S01E02 - Distant War (September 1939 - May 1940)1973-11-07

S01E03 - France Falls (May - June 1940)1973-11-14

S01E04 - Alone (May 1940 - May 1941)1973-11-21

S01E05 - Barbarossa (June - December 1941)1973-11-28

S01E06 - Banzai!: Japan (1931 - 1942)1973-12-05

S01E07 - On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939 - 1942)1973-12-12

S01E08 - The Desert: North Africa (1940 - 1943)1973-12-19

S01E09 - Stalingrad (June 1942 - February 1943)1974-01-02

S01E10 - Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939 - 1943)1974-01-09

S01E11 - Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941 - 1943)1974-01-16

S01E12 - Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939 - April 1944)1974-01-23

S01E13 - Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942 - June 1944)1974-01-30

S01E14 - It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942 - 1944)1974-02-06

S01E15 - Home Fires: Britain (1940 - 1944)1974-02-13

S01E16 - Inside the Reich: Germany (1940 - 1944)1974-02-20

S01E17 - Morning (June - August 1944)1974-02-27

S01E18 - Occupation: Holland (1940 - 1944)1974-03-13

S01E19 - Pincers (August 1944 - March 1945)1974-03-20

S01E20 - Genocide (1941 - 1945)1974-03-27

S01E21 - Nemesis: Germany (February - May 1945)1974-04-03

S01E22 - Japan (1941 - 1945)1974-04-10

S01E23 - Pacific (February 1942 - July 1945)1974-04-17

S01E24 - The Bomb (February - September 1945)1974-04-24

S01E25 - Reckoning (1945...and after)1974-05-01

S01E26 - Remember1974-05-08

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