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The World Wars

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

20141h 30m / epDocumentary · War & Politics

First aired

May 26, 2014

7.5

TMDB Score

75% match · 28 votes

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S01 · E02

A Rising Threat

Season 1 · May 27, 2014 · 1h 30m

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Trial by Fire

May 26, 2014 · 1h 30m

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A Rising Threat

May 27, 2014 · 1h 30m

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Never Surrender

May 28, 2014 · 1h 30m

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.

About the Series

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Synopsis

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.

First aired: May 26, 2014
Last aired: May 28, 2014
Seasons: 1 season · 3 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: English
Network: History