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The Allies' heroics keep Hitler from advancing; the Red Army arrives in Berlin.

Apocalypse: World War II

Inferno

The death toll rises as the war reaches its conclusion.

Apocalypse: The Second World War

The Noose

America joins the war; the conflict rages in South-East Asia, North Africa and Russia; the Nazis instigate The Final Solution.

World Ablaze

As the war continues into 1941, the conflict goes truly global with the savage battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Shock

The darkest days of the war are covered; Germany conquers France; British civilians endure the Blitz.

Crushing Defeat

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Restored, colorized and declassified footage offers a new look at World War II.

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