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World War II - The War Chronicles

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14 Episodes that survey the massive scope of the war in Europe and the Pacific.

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31st May 1983 - 1st July 1994
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Patrick O'Neal
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The Greatest Conflict
31st May 1983

Episode 1

A quick review of the various campaigns and calamitous occurrences that happened from the start to the end of World War II.

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North Africa... the Desert War
6th June 1983

Episode 2

The birth of the Afrika Korps and it's leader Erwin Rommel who was to earn the pseudonym Desert Fox.

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The Beachhead at Anzio
13th June 1983

Episode 3

Beginning with Operation Shingle, the allies obtained a foothold in Italy while the Germans were determined to make the allies job a difficult one starting with the Gustav line.

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D-Day... The Normandy Invasion
20th June 1983

Episode 4

Operation Overlord began on Jun 6, 1944, with parachutists, deception tactics, and Mulberry harbors so as to ensure a successful invasion in France.

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Pursuit to the Rhine
27th June 1983

Episode 5

Once the Normandy invasion was concluded it was a cacophony of multiple allied drives to silence the German offensives with having to deal with some strong defensive fronts and offensive attacks.

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The Bomber Offensive: Air War in Europe
4th July 1983

Episode 6

In 1943, Britain began bomber offensives over Germany's war production sites, some without fighter protection because of limited fuel capacity. Bombing targets and improved fighter protection would soon occur.

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The Battle of the Bulge
11th July 1983

Episode 7

Adolf Hitler is desperate to stop the allies advance onto German soil and pushes a number of his military forces through the Ardennes and begins what has come to be known as the Battle of the Bulge. The allies had a number of clues that something was going to happen but ignored them.

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The Battle of Germany
18th July 1983

Episode 8

A more detailed overview of the causes of the German assault through the Ardennes and the battle in Bastogne. The German line fell apart on the 25th after the weather cleared on the 23rd of December 1944. The allies then continued to drive toward the Rhine.

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Island Hopping: The Road Back
25th July 1983

Episode 9

Beginning with the battle on Tarawa, the Gilbert's, Marshall's, and Mariana's island groups were next in the island hopping strategy.

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Jungle Warfare: New Guinea to Burma
2nd August 1983

Episode 10

The jungle campaigns in New Guinea and Burma were necessary. This was more easily accomplished by attacking the weaker Japanese defenses.

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Air War In The Pacific
9th August 1983

Episode 11

Chronicling the war’s first days through the suicidal Kamikaze attacks and the bombing missions that brought the war to the Japanese homeland, this documentary utilizes extensive air combat footage.

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The Bloody Ridges of Peleliu
16th August 1983

Episode 12

From the opening Naval bombardment, to the hand-to-hand combat and vicious guerrilla warfare, this is the complete story of this brutal and historic battle.

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The Return To The Philippines
23rd August 1983

Episode 13

From MacArthur's strategy to the heroics of the ground troops, the 7th Fleet’s naval forces, and the pilots of the Air Force, the heroic saga of the Philippines is a stunning story of unstoppable determination.

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Okinawa... The Last Battle
30th August 1983

Episode 14

Winston Churchill described it as the most intense and famous battle in military history. Witness the desperate, suicidal resistance of the Japanese in the final battle of the Pacific campaign.

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