Explore the universal drama of war: why leaders and soldiers pick up arms to fight, the technologies that have determined outcomes, the tragedies and triumphs of history’s great battles.

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Allies feel optimism as the conflict ends; face postwar challenges.

Weeks of War

5 Weeks of War between January 1945 - November 1945

Race with the Allies as they try to capture Berlin in the war's brutal last act.

5 Weeks of War between April 1944 - December 1944

Deliberating the Allies' plans to end the war and explore the Hamburg bombing.

5 Weeks of War between July 1943 - February 1944

Attending a key conference, seeing a European turning point, and hearing a wartime hit.

5 Weeks of War between January 1943 - July 1943

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