World War 2 (8 DVD Box Set)

THE NAZIS STRIKE The Nazis come to power as Hitler imposes Dictatorship on Germany. They march on Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. With appeasement as the only defence, WWII becomes inevitable. DIVIDE & CONQUER The German war machine continues its march through Europe. Denmark and Norway fall. France's Maginot Line crumbles and the country is conquered. The British Army is defeated at Dunkirk and the Low Countries are added to the list of Nazi possessions. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN Exciting newsreel footage highlights this documentary. As the British people fight bravely, Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to begin the London Blitz in the hope of bringing England to her knees. THE BATTLE OF RUSSIA This exciting documentary begins with a brief history of Russian wars before moving into WWII and the invading Nazis using incredible newsreel footage of the actual fighting. The Nazis are victorious at Moscow and Leningrad but are defeated at Stalingrad. PRELUDE TO WAR A Look at the contrasts between free societies and totalitarian governments. A picture of the development of the dictatorships in Germany, Italy and Japan. The rise of Nazism, Italy's conquest of Ethiopia and Japan's conquest of Manchuria. WAR COMES TO AMERICA The author Frank Capra views the USA's history and it's reaction to the terrifying events "across the ocean" and it's change in feelings from "America First" isolationism, to involvement in the fight against the Axis. FURY IN THE PACIFIC December 7 1941 "The date that will live infamy". It is the day of the early morning surprise attack upon the Honolulu-based American fleet by the Japanese. Some 2,400 men died that morning as six out of eight ships plunged to the watery depths below. HIROSHIMA & NAGASKI The tragic story of the atomic bombing of 2 Japanese islands during World War II, the death of half a million people and two cities, in a split second flash!