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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.

World War II With Tom Hanks

Secrets and Lies

In Operation Torch, the first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops, and their untested leader Eisenhower, face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

Operation Torch

As Hitler's reach extends beyond Germany and darkness descends on Europe, his hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.

Darkness Falls

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia; on Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.

Guadalcanal

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Examine how America's battle to control the seas against the German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's navy in the Pacific turns the tide of the war.

The War at Sea

Japan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing U.S. sanctions and widespread outrage; driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that reshapes the course of World War II.

Pearl Harbor

Examine the story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.

Barbarossa

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.

Blitz

In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.

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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.

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