WWII: The Road To Victory

1939-1941. Witness the world shaking events that take place in the years immediately preceding WWII. You'll see thje gathering storm and the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. Hitler's Blitzkrieg Invades Poland & starts WWII, Japan invades China, Invasion of France & Belgium, Rescue at Dunkirk, England's heroic defense in the Battle of Britain, Hitler invades Russia with Operation Barbarossa.

1942-1943. Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor has etched itself in our history, Invasion and surrender of the Philippines, the Jimmy Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, battle of the Coral Sea & victory at Midway, landing on Guadalcanal, U.S. in North Africa, siege of Stalingrad, Invasion of Sicily, American industrial might,1000 bomber RAF raid on Cologne, General Douglas MacArthur.

1943-1944. Invasion of Italy at Salerno, Marines take islands in the Pacific, battle of Monte Cassino, Landings at Anzio, air raids target Germany and the Ploesti oil fields in Romania,

The landings on the beaches of Normandy, the first steps in the operation code-named Overlord commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Details of the Airborne operations & greatest amphibious landings in history known as the "The Longest Day." 10th Armored Division's defense of Bastogne during the Battle Of The Bulge, operations in France, Luxembourg and drive in to Germany.

1944. The relentless drive of two great American Armies, the 1rst and 3rd, as they fought their way across France and into Germany. Patton's 3rd army advanced further in less time than any other army in history. Bradley's 1rst Army captured much of the early gains of the Allied forces in Normandy and then captured Cherbourg. 1rst and 3rd Armies encircled the Germans at the Falaise pocket.

December 1944. Battle of The Bulge explains how the Allies regrouped & defeated Hitler's last major desperate offensive in the Ardennes. Rare interviews with both German and American Commanders who were there making decisions during the battle include: Gen. Hasso von Manteuffel, Gen. Siegfried Westphal, Gen. Bruce C. Clark, Gen. Robert Hasbrouck, Gen. William Hoge & many more.