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Season 1

8.1The World at WarSeason 126 Episodes1973

Overview

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

ShowThe World at War
Season1
Episodes26
Air Date1973-10-31

Season 1 Episodes

26
A New Germany (1933–1939)
1

A New Germany (1933–1939)

1973-10-31

Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)
2

Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

1973-11-07

France Falls (May–June 1940)
3

France Falls (May–June 1940)

1973-11-14

Alone (May 1940–May 1941)
4

Alone (May 1940–May 1941)

1973-11-21

Barbarossa (June–December 1941)
5

Barbarossa (June–December 1941)

1973-11-28

Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)
6

Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)

1973-12-05

On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)
7

On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)

1973-12-12

The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)
8

The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)

1973-12-19

Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)
9

Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)

1974-01-02

Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)
10

Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)

1974-01-16

Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)
11

Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)

1974-01-23

Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)
12

Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)

1974-01-30

Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)
13

Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)

1974-01-30

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)
14

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)

1974-02-13

Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)
15

Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)

1974-02-20

Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)
16

Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)

1974-02-27

Morning (June–August 1944)
17

Morning (June–August 1944)

1974-03-06

Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)
18

Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)

1974-03-13

Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)
19

Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)

1974-03-20

Genocide (1941–1945)
20

Genocide (1941–1945)

1974-03-27

Nemesis (February–May 1945)
21

Nemesis (February–May 1945)

1974-04-03

Japan (1941–1945)
22

Japan (1941–1945)

1974-04-10

Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)
23

Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)

1974-04-17

The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)
24

The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

1974-04-24

Reckoning (April 1945)
25

Reckoning (April 1945)

1974-05-01

Remember
26

Remember

1974-05-08

Cast & Crew

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

as Narrator

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