Name: Apocalypse: World War II
Released: 2009-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Mathieu Kassovitz, Martin Sheen, Jonathan Booth

TV Show · Documentary · History

Declassified and fully restored footage shot during battle by resistance fighters, private citizens, and soldiers on the frontline reveals insights into World War II.

2009 · 52m

Starring Mathieu Kassovitz, Martin Sheen, Jonathan Booth

Director Isabelle Clarke

EPISODE 1

Aggression

Rare footage from the 1939 invasion of Poland reveals the catastrophe facing the Polish army as it is encounters the Nazi war machine, as well as horrifying images from the Lodz Ghetto.
EPISODE 2

Crushing Defeat

In May 1940, the German army launch the Blitzkrieg and move quickly through Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
EPISODE 3

Shock

As the war continues into 1941, the conflict turns global with the battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
EPISODE 4

The World Ablaze

The United States finally join the conflict as war continues to rage in South-East Asia, North Africa, and Russia; the Nazis begin The Final Solution.
EPISODE 5

The Noose

Exploring the turning point in the war against Germany, with an Allied victory at El Alamein and Russian triumph at Stalingrad; inside Hitler's Germany as the SS gain more power.
EPISODE 6

Inferno

Hitler's armies retreat before the Allies' advance, as World War II draws to a close; the United States launch the atomic bomb to settle Japan's defeat.