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Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

Nov 7, 197355mRating 8.1

In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain, an uneasy calm settles on the nation. It is the 'phoney' war, with the sound of distant guns thundering ominously on the horizon…

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Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

Episodes

A New Germany (1933–1939)

Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

France Falls (May–June 1940)

Alone (May 1940–May 1941)

Barbarossa (June–December 1941)

Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)

On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)

The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)

Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)

Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)

Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)

Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)

Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)

Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)

Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)

Morning (June–August 1944)

Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)

Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)

Genocide (1941–1945)

Nemesis (February–May 1945)

Japan (1941–1945)

Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)

The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

Reckoning (April 1945)

Remember