Seasons & Episodes
Preparing for D-Day
A letter from Stalin, a British soldier's diary entry and a message from a US soldier to his mother help illustrate the
D-Day
A message intercepted by Bletchley Park, a US soldier’s interview and a dispatch from Stalin to Churchill help to depi
The Battle of Normandy
The taxing Allied campaign to liberate Normandy inspires a British officer's poem, a US soldier’s letter to his brothe
The Liberation of Paris
A Parisian’s diary, a letter by a member of the French Resistance and a French officer’s journal narrate the liberat
The Liberation of Brussels and Antwerp
A radio message from Eisenhower and a newspaper article help to describe the demanding Allied push to liberate Belgium.
Operation Market Garden
A British soldier’s letter, a note from Eisenhower and an officer’s poem illuminate the ill-fated Allied operation i
The Battle of the Scheldt and Texel
To secure the Scheldt, the Allies mounted a difficult campaign as revealed by an officer's diary, a soldier's letter and
The Horror of Hürtgenwald
A mother’s poem and a passage from a Hemingway novel lay bare the Allied offensive into the treacherous Hürtgen Fores
The Battle of the Bulge
A letter from Montgomery to Eisenhower and an impassioned speech by Patton illustrate the fierce campaign in the Ardenne
Over the Rhine and to the Camps
An interview from a war correspondent and a US soldier’s letter help describe the Allied crossing of the Rhine and the
The End of WWII in Europe
The Red Army's capture of Berlin and the surrender of the Nazis are depicted by an American war reporter’s writing and
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