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Maiya May returns to Florida to learn how climate change is impacting ocean currents. She then goes to Georgia to meet Stacey Abrahms and learn about a non-profit. Later, Maiya returns to Florida to learn about nature. Part 6 of 6.
A remarkable window on one of the most turbulent decades in British history captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos across Europe. Part 1 of 3.
In this episode, we explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, the anxiety and political turmoil, but also new opportunities for leisure and increased social freedoms despite looming war. Part 2 of 3.
In this episode, we explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, especially the last unsettled year before war officially began. Part 3 of 3.
In Nazi-occupied France - Otto Abetz (Hitler’s ambassador in Paris) and Fernand de Brinon (ambassador of the Vichy government) pushed Franco-German collaboration. A regime operated through terror and oppression but also through cooperation and seduction.
In the aftermath of Germany’s devastating offensive against the Allies, their army prepares to capture the entire British army trapped at the port at Dunkirk. However, at the pivotal moment Hitler delays making the final killer blow, allowing Prime Minister Churchill and his commanders to devise a daring strategy to bring back the entire British army. Part 1 of 10.
In September 1939 a German U-boat fires its first torpedo, setting in motion the longest continuous battle of the war. A cat and mouse game of epic proportions ensues as German U-boats and allied forces engage in a five-year battle for supremacy in the Atlantic. Part 2 of 10.
With Britain standing alone, Churchill realises maintaining control of the vital oil supply line through the Suez Canal is critical to his nation’s hopes. After the fall of the strategically important port of Tobruk, Rommel only has the defensive line at El Alamein left to cross. Britain’s General Montgomery drives Rommel back from El Alamein, but that is only the beginning; America’s rookie troops make landfall in North Africa and join the fight. Part 3 of 10.
In the aftermath of his defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler knows he must deliver a knockout blow to regain the initiative against his nemesis, Stalin. As his physical and mental abilities start to wane, Hitler prepares for battle at the bulge in the lines at Kursk with powerful new tanks backed up by some of the best troops of the war. Part 4 of 10.
After victory in North Africa, Britain and the United States prepare for their first assault on Axis-controlled Europe. The Americans want to attack Nazi Germany through France but the British fear a bloodbath. They persuade their Allies to launch a huge amphibious invasion of Sicily and then Italy instead. Part 5 of 10.
From breaking codes to breaking news, women helped win WWII. We dig deeper into the archives with rare archival footage and powerful interviews that bring their legacy to life in Women of World War II: More Untold Stories.
