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All Episodes of The World Wars

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The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as

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Season 1

  • Trial by Fire
    8.1/10159 votes

    Trial by Fire

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2014

    An assassin's bullet starts a global conflict that escalates into a deadly war; a new generation of soldiers emerges, including future world leaders such as Winston Churchill, Charles De Gaulle, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin; tanks and chemical weapons enter the battlefield.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Rising Threat
    8.0/10130 votes

    A Rising Threat

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/27/2014

    The Allies turn Germany away from France; leaders are dissatisfied with the Treaty of Versailles; Germany's economy collapses with the end of the war; Hitler begins his rise to power; Lenin overthrows the tsarist government in Russia.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Never Surrender
    7.9/10108 votes

    Never Surrender

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/28/2014

    The entire world plunges into an economic depression; Josef Stalin seizes power; Japan makes plans to dominate Asia; Adolf Hitler begins taking back the territory Germany lost.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown