Episode 1
The Greatest Conflict
38m
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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World War II - The War Chronicles
1983TV-PG1 season8.0 / 10
14 Episodes that survey the massive scope of the war in Europe and the Pacific.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
World War II - The War Chronicles premiered May 31, 1983. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
14 Episodes that survey the massive scope of the war in Europe and the Pacific.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
North Africa... the Desert War
23m
The birth of the Afrika Korps and it's leader Erwin Rommel who was to earn the pseudonym Desert Fox.
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Episode 3
The Beachhead at Anzio
22m
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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Episode 4
D-Day... The Normandy Invasion
23m
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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Episode 5
Pursuit to the Rhine
21m
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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Episode 6
The Bomber Offensive: Air War in Europe
23m
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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Episode 7
The Battle of the Bulge
21m
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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Episode 8
The Battle of Germany
23m
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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Episode 9
Island Hopping: The Road Back
22m
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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Episode 10
Jungle Warfare: New Guinea to Burma
23m
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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Episode 11
Air War In The Pacific
23m
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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Episode 12
The Bloody Ridges of Peleliu
23m
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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Episode 13
The Return To The Philippines
21m
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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Episode 14
Okinawa... The Last Battle
23m
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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Cast
Patrick O'NealProduction details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 14
- Original language
- English
Production
HistoryUnited States