The World at War

Name: Nemesis
Duration: 1 h

S1 E21 ∙ Nemesis ∙ 60 min

The final death throes of the Third Reich described by Laurence Olivier. Hitler retreats to his bunker as Germany crumbles around him and Allied troops arrive in Berlin.

Contains Mature Themes

S1 E1 · A New Germany
Defeated, Germany looks to Adolf Hitler for a resurgence of pride and prosperity.
S1 E2 · Distant War
An uneasy calm settles on Britain as Churchill replaces Chamberlain as prime minister.
S1 E3 · France Falls
France relied on the fortified Maginot Line but the Germans skirted it and forged south.
S1 E4 · Alone
After Dunkirk, Britain faces the Germans across the English Channel. The outlook is grim.
S1 E5 · Barbarossa
The German-Soviet pact ends, and Hitler turns his tanks and troops against Russia.
S1 E6 · Banzai!
The Japanese launch the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor and sweep through Southeast Asia.
S1 E7 · On Our Way
The European and Pacific conflicts were separate - until Hitler declared war on America.
S1 E8 · The Desert
The North Africa conflict took nearly three years to resolve, culminating at El Alamein.
S1 E9 · Stalingrad
After initial successes, Hitler's invasion of Russia is decisively stopped at Stalingrad.
S1 E10 · Wolf Pack
German U-boats cause havoc among Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic.
S1 E11 · Red Star
The Soviet Army battles the Germans almost alone for two years.
S1 E12 · Whirlwind
Bomber Command hit German cities at night and the Americans reinforce the daytime attacks.
S1 E13 · Tough Old Gut
The Allies underestimate the tough task of attacking Germany via Italy.
S1 E14 · It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
As Allied troops prepare to defend Burma, they are confronted by the Japanese.
S1 E15 · Home Fires
The Luftwaffe changes the direction of bombing raids from London to the provincial cities.
S1 E16 · Inside the Reich
In the summer of 1940, the German forces are the conquerors of western Europe.
S1 E17 · Morning
The story of the 1944 D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy.
S1 E18 · Occupation
The Germans strike Holland, a country with a Nazi movement but also liberal traditions.
S1 E19 · Pincers
With the liberation of Paris in August 1944, the war seems to be as good as over.
S1 E20 · Genocide
This edition recounts Himmler's plans to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany.
S1 E21 · Nemesis
As the net closes upon Berlin, Hitler retreats to an underground bunker.
S1 E22 · Japan
A look at Japan's fight for survival in 1944, as it was crippled by food shortages.
S1 E23 · Pacific
This episode looks at the Allied offensive in the Pacific.
S1 E24 · The Bomb
This episode looks at the Allied scientists' attempts to develop a new, powerful weapon.
S1 E25 · Reckoning
This episode looks at how a new political order was established at the end of the war.
S1 E26 · Remember
Final episode: a sombre reminder of the human cost of the bloodiest conflict in history.

S1 E21 ∙ Nemesis ∙ 60 min

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