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First Aired: July 12nd, 2019

Status: Ended

Network: Discovery

Summary: Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.

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Season 1

Episode 1: Blitzkrieg

Air Date: July 12nd, 2019

Summary: The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.

Episode 2: Battle of Britain

Air Date: July 19th, 2019

Summary: In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.

Episode 3: Pearl Harbor

Air Date: July 26th, 2019

Summary: Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.

Episode 4: Battle of Midway

Air Date: August 2nd, 2019

Summary: Expertly-restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway which triggers an extraordinary chain of events.

Episode 5: Siege of Stalingrad

Air Date: August 9th, 2019

Summary: The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.

Episode 6: D-Day

Air Date: August 16th, 2019

Summary: The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.

Episode 7: The Battle of the Bulge

Air Date: August 23rd, 2019

Summary: High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.

Episode 8: Firestorm Over Dresden

Air Date: August 30th, 2019

Summary: Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.

Episode 9: Buchenwald Liberation

Air Date: August 30th, 2019

Summary: Hitler's rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire's true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.

Episode 10: Hiroshima

Air Date: August 30th, 2019

Summary: The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.

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