World War II: The Price Of Empire Season 1

Season 1

Air date: 2015-10-15

Episodes: 13

WWII may have concluded decades ago, but for those who fought, the memories are endless. To understand, we start with Churchill's "Gathering Storm."

Air date: 2015-10-15 • ★ 8

Japan's unprovoked invasion has plunged China into war. In Europe, Mussolini and Hitler's expansions threaten neighboring nations.

Air date: 2015-10-22 • ★ 8

After six relatively quiet months of the Phony War, German forces add a new term to the vocabulary of warfare: Blitzkrieg.

Air date: 2015-10-29 • ★ 8

Six months after the fall of France, Molotov visits Berlin to discuss victory. He may think Britain is defeated, but there's still more to the story.

Air date: 2015-11-05 • ★ 8

It's 1941, and Britain is holding its own despite being under threat from the German army; Japan takes WWII global; "Barbarossa" transforms the war.

Air date: 2015-11-12 • ★ 8

Before 1941 was over, the Soviet Union was locked in a struggle with Germany, and humanity would be hanging on the fate of Roosevelt's great union.

Air date: 2015-11-19 • ★ 8

It took Hitler half a war to form an empire, but all gained would be lost in the second half. Japan's growth also takes a fall.

Air date: 2015-11-26 • ★ 8

During WWII, Germany and Japan plotted to team up in the Indian subcontinent to make a massive territory, but setbacks in 1942 shook plans.

Air date: 2015-12-03 • ★ 8

Over a succession of conferences, the UN planned out the post-war world. For the Allied and Axis powers, 1943 would mark the beginning of the end.

Air date: 2015-12-10 • ★ 8

Between 1943 and 1944, significant events shifted power from the Axis to the Allies, and the Allies' strength would grow in the East.

Air date: 2015-12-17 • ★ 8

The Allies break out of Normandy, the Red Army advances, and the invasion of the Philippines will bring troops one step closer to attacking Japan.

Air date: 2015-12-24 • ★ 8

Germany and Japan's aggression may have started the war, but by 1944 their armies succumbed to pressure from the Allies.

Air date: 2015-12-31 • ★ 8

After years of war, the defeat of Hitler and the Third Reich is inevitable. Peace in Asia will follow after the detonation of the atomic bomb.

Air date: 2016-01-07 • ★ 8