World War II: The Price of Empire
The story of how a world that was centuries in the making was completely remade in years of war; traditional powers fell from greatness as new forces rose to make the modern world.
Director: Michael Cove, Oliver Waghorn
World War II: The Price of Empire — Episode 1
World War II: The Price of Empire — Episode 2
World War II: The Price of Empire — Episode 3
World War II: The Price of Empire — Episode 4
World War II: The Price of Empire — Episode 5
World War II: The Price of Empire — Episode 6
World War II: The Price of Empire — Episode 7
World War II: The Price of Empire — Episode 8
The Beginning of the End
The Allied leaders meet for their first conference to discuss the coordination of their efforts, a Japanese division is destroyed at sea, and the Red Army begins its advance towards…
Overlord
The Germans continue their retreat from Russia, but the most significant event at this stage of the war is the second front in Europe with the D-Day landings on June…
Hell Is On Us
The Allies continue their eastward push from Normandy and close on the German border; in the east, the Soviet Union unleashes Operation Bagration, the greatest offensive of the war.
Unconditional Surrender
The Allies succeed in crossing the Rhine and fight their way through Germany as the Red Army finally forces Axis troops from Soviet territory and closes on the capital, Berlin.
One Thousand Suns
Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands…
