The World Wars

WW1 made Roosevelt a man. WW2 made him a legend.

122014•1h 30m•7.5/10

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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7.5/10(28)

The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

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Production

Stephen David Entertainment, History

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 26, 2014

Last Aired

May 28, 2014

Networks

History

Where to Watch

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Trial by Fire

Air date: 2014-05-26

An assassin's bullet starts a global conflict that escalates into a deadly war; a new generation of soldiers emerges, including future world leaders such as Winston Churchill, Charles De Gaulle, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin; tanks and chemical weapons enter the battlefield.

A Rising Threat

Air date: 2014-05-27

The Allies turn Germany away from France; leaders are dissatisfied with the Treaty of Versailles; Germany's economy collapses with the end of the war; Hitler begins his rise to power; Lenin overthrows the tsarist government in Russia.

Never Surrender

Air date: 2014-05-28

The entire world plunges into an economic depression; Josef Stalin seizes power; Japan makes plans to dominate Asia; Adolf Hitler begins taking back the territory Germany lost.