About this season
Explores WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and the human cost of total war.
Episodes (20)
1. The Beginning
9.5Aired 25 May 2026 • 42 min
In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.
2. Blitz
10.0Aired 25 May 2026 • 42 min
After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
3. Barbarossa
Aired 25 May 2026 • 42 min
The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
4. Pearl Harbor
9.0Aired 1 June 2026 • 42 min
Exploring WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age and examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and the human cost of total war.
5. The War at Sea
Aired 1 June 2026 • 42 min
Exploring WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age and examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and the human cost of total war.
6. Guadalcanal
9.0Aired 8 June 2026 • 43 min
United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping a relentless advance.
7. Darkness Falls
9.0Aired 8 June 2026 • 42 min
Hitler's hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
8. Operation Torch
9.5Aired 15 June 2026 • 42 min
Thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps.
9. Secrets and Lies
Aired 15 June 2026
Behind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages - one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's unbreakable Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
10. Stalingrad
Aired 23 June 2026
Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
11. Italy
Aired 30 June 2026
The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but endure a months-long slog.
12. Battle for the Skies
Aired 30 June 2026
Allied air forces engage in a fierce and costly battle with the Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe.
13. Episode 13
Aired 7 July 2026
14. Episode 14
Aired 7 July 2026
15. Episode 15
Aired 14 July 2026
16. Episode 16
Aired 14 July 2026
17. Episode 17
Aired 21 July 2026
18. Episode 18
Aired 21 July 2026
19. Episode 19
Aired 28 July 2026
20. Episode 20
Aired 28 July 2026