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51. Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode: Blockade (2004)

Documentary, History, War

We explore how blockades have the ability to destroy or at least damage a country's ability to wage war.

Stars: Bruce Gudmundsson, Lloyd Clark, Eric Meyers, Karl Dönitz

52. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942) (2022)

TV-14 | 138 min | Documentary, History

As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Guy Stern, Peter Hayes

Votes: 157

53. Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)
Episode: La menace (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Hitler's charismatic speeches may have won the impoverished but would the National Socialist Party risen to power without the Great Depression?

Director: Isabelle Clarke | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Richard Lintern, Doug Rand, Hans Baur

Votes: 145

54. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: The Soviet Steamroller (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Their attack on the Soviet Union having failed, the German Army suffers a series of counter-offensives on the Eastern Front. Hitler's constant orders to stand ground backfire, and the ... See full summary »

Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erich von Manstein, Walter Model

Votes: 243

55. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Lightning War (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Country after European country falls before the unstoppable German blitzkrieg.

Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Wladyslaw Sikorski, Karl Dönitz

Votes: 345

56. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: The Mediterranean and North Africa (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Italy's failed attacks in the Mediterranean region draw in the Germans.

Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erwin Rommel, Benito Mussolini

Votes: 255

57. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Britain at Bay (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Germany makes critical errors during the bombing of Britain.

Stars: Robert Powell, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Erich Raeder

Votes: 312

58. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Turning the Tide (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Allies turn the tide in the Atlantic, where initially German U-Boats harass freely convoys to supply Britain. The Kriegsmarine calls off their submarines. The route to bring American soldiers who will land on D-Day is clear.

Stars: Robert Powell, Winston Churchill, Arthur Harris, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 244

59. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: Success or Failure? Germany's Navy in WW2 (2022)

21 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian traces the attempts of the German kriegsmarine to overcome budgetary limitations and become an effective fighting force against the Allies' navies.

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

60. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: WW2 from the German Perspective (2023)

90 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian traces the course of World War II from Germany's perspective, beginning with the defeat of Poland and France, the capture of the Low Countries and Norway and then the... See full summary »

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

61. Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Episode: The Executioner: Reinhard Heydrich (2022)

Documentary, History, War

More than any other Nazi leader, Heydrich was an orchestrator of mass murder, and was terrifyingly clinical in approach.

Director: Alexander Hugh | Stars: Anna Hajkova, Robert Gerwarth, Alexandra Richie, Richard John Evans

62. How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode: The Right Tools (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Victory in war doesn't just require sound military strategy, vital resources and equipment are also critical. Discover how the Axis powers failed in this regard.

Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Richard Hammond, Giuseppe Finaldi, Alexander Henry, Charles Schencking

63. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode: The Fall of Rohm (2018)

TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The financial crisis in the USA makes the Nazis look good. But in order to keep their new supporters they need to cleanse the party.

Director: Matthew Hinchcliffe | Stars: Guy Walters, Richard Overy, Toby Thacker, Michael Lynch

Votes: 215

64. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode: The Madness of Rudolf Hess (2018)

TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

As Germany invades Poland and sparks World War II, loyal Deputy Fuhrer Rudolph Hess tries to reclaim his once lofty status among Hitler's senior staff.

Director: Guy Smith | Stars: Guy Walters, Frank McDonough, Michael Lynch, James Holland

Votes: 157

65. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode: The Rise and Fall of Reinhard Heydrich (2018)

TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

SS head Heinrich Himmler orders his deputy Reinhard Heydrich to enact a plan of ethnic cleansing that becomes a blueprint for the Holocaust.

Director: Simon Deeley | Stars: Guy Walters, James Holland, Richard Overy, Frank McDonough

Votes: 161

66. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode: Meltdown (2018)

TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Exit strategies are put into action by the members of the inner circle when the Allies surround the capitol and Hitler perishes by his own hand.

Director: Vicky Matthews | Stars: Robert Gerwarth, Sönke Neitzel, Guy Walters, Emma Craigie

Votes: 140

67. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle of the Atlantic (1995)

Documentary, History, War

An analysis of the Battle for the Atlantic from September 1939 through the end of the war. Primarily a tale of the war against the U-Boats, background of Germany's experience during WWI, ... See full summary »

Star: Tim Pigott-Smith