S2018 E1 • The Polish German War - September 1, 1939

When Germany invades Poland on September 1 1939, the world is already at the brink of a new world war…

Première diffusion : 1 septembre 2018

S2018 E2 • World War Two Begins - September 8, 1939

The German-Polish war is the match that ignites the flames that finally burn British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasement efforts to the ground.

Première diffusion : 8 septembre 2018

S2018 E3 • Poland on Her Own - September 15, 1939

When the Wehrmacht and the SS continue devastating Poland and her people in the first weeks of September, her last chance is her western allies.

Première diffusion : 15 septembre 2018

S2018 E4 • The Russians are Coming! - September 22, 1939

When the USSR crushes the plans of the Allies for Poland and the Japanese plans in China in the same week, it is Germany that benefits.

Première diffusion : 22 septembre 2018

S2018 E5 • Poland is Crushed - September 29, 1939

Facing two enemies at once, Poland finds itself in a crushing vice after less than a month of war and the Polish forces must flee their own country to live to fight another day.

Première diffusion : 29 septembre 2018

S2018 E6 • Poland Falls and China Rises - October 6, 1939

In the West, the sun sets on Poland as the last forces surrender, but her defenders are already regrouping abroad. In the East,​ the sun rises on China as Japan meets yet another defeat.

Première diffusion : 6 octobre 2018

S2018 E7 • The Baltic in Stalin's Squeeze - October 13, 1939

Première diffusion : 13 octobre 2018

S2018 E8 • The Submarine War - October 20, 1939

For the men in the navies of the warring nations in Europe, there was nothing phony about WW2 in October 1939 - mortal danger was immediately under the cold surface at the receiving end of a torpedo or a depth charge...

Première diffusion : 20 octobre 2018

S2018 E9 • Stalin's Murderous Adventures - October 27, 1939

The persecution, incarceration, enslavement and murder of the Polish people in occupied Poland is driven by ideological hatred for both Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, but it's also a personal matter for Joseph Stalin.

Première diffusion : 27 octobre 2018

S2018 E10 • Molotov's Heel on Finland and Nobody to Fight in the West - November 3, 1939

Ten weeks into World War Two, and the Allied ground forces are bored in France. In North-Eastern Europe, Poland's suffering has no end and Finland is in the crosshairs of the USSR.

Première diffusion : 3 novembre 2018

S2018 E11 • Hitler Almost Killed - November 10, 1939

As Hitler drives for a fast invasion he faces covert and open resistance, even an assassination attempt. In the background British and German agents and double agents play a game of betrayal and counter-betrayal.

Première diffusion : 10 novembre 2018

S2018 E12 • The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy - November 17, 1939

While the Finnish and the Soviets seem to be moving ever closer to war, the Royal Navy is losing ships at a frightening rate to an explosive threat not yet understood.

Première diffusion : 17 novembre 2018

S2018 E13 • Will the Kriegsmarine Rule the Waves - November 24, 1939

The European Allies seek a countermeasure to the mysterious German mines, in China the Japanese advance, and in Poland it is the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Première diffusion : 24 novembre 2018

S2018 E14 • The Winter War - December 1, 1939

On the last day of November 1939 the Red Army of the USSR invades Finland and the Winter War begins.

Première diffusion : 1 décembre 2018

S2018 E15 • The Invasion of Finland - December 8, 1939

When the Red Army invades Finland they get a cold reception and a pretty nasty surprise. It looks like team Stalin might just be skating on some very thin ice.

Première diffusion : 8 décembre 2018

S2018 E16 • Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - December 15, 1939

In the second week of the Winter War, during multiple counteroffensives, including the famous Sausage War, the Finnish Defence Forces dash any hopes of a quick victory that the Red Army and Stalin might have had.

Première diffusion : 15 décembre 2018

S2018 E17 • Trouble in China - December 22, 1939

While the Winter War continues with a Soviet armoured attack at Summa and the Lähde Road and the British attack the Germans from the skies in the first official aerial battle of World War Two, there's trouble in China. Chiang Kai Shek is looking for ways to gain a new advantage on the Japanese.

Première diffusion : 22 décembre 2018

S2018 E18 • Stalin’s Unexpected Bedfellows - December 29, 1939

The Chinese Nationalists under command of Chiang Kai Shek is desperately looking to make new or restore old, allies to aid them in their fight against the Japanese. Meanwhile, the Soviets are still struggling to turn the Winter War against the Finnish in their favor.

Première diffusion : 29 décembre 2018