#1
S1E6
The Liberation of Paris
Paris suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.
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#2
S1E2
The Battle of the Atlantic
U-boat "wolf packs" ravage Allied convoys early in the war, but ingenuity, new technology and a bit of luck help the Allies turn the tide by 1943.
#3
S1E4
The Battle of Kursk
Desperate for a victory in the East, Germany attacks toward Kursk in the summer of 1943 and triggers a monumental tank battle with the Soviet Union.
#4
The Battle of the Philippine Sea
S1E7
#5
The Race for Berlin
S1E9
#6
The Invasion of North Africa
S1E3
#7
The Invasion of Italy
S1E5
#8
Iwo Jima
S1E8
#9
Dunkirk
S1E1
#10
Okinawa
S1E10
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US forces invade Okinawa in April 1945, and months of fighting and dreadful casualties persuade Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
#9
Dunkirk
S1E1
#8
Iwo Jima
S1E8
#7
The Invasion of Italy
S1E5
#6
The Invasion of North Africa
S1E3
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