World War II with Tom Hanks(2026)

1. The Beginning

2026-05-25 · 43m

In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.

2. Blitz

2026-05-25 · 43m

After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.

3. Barbarossa

2026-05-25 · 43m

The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.

4. Pearl Harbor

2026-06-01 · 43m

Exploring WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age and examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and the human cost of total war.

5. The War at Sea

2026-06-01 · 43m

Exploring WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age and examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and the human cost of total war.

6. Guadalcanal

2026-06-08 · 43m

United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping a relentless advance.

7. Darkness Falls

2026-06-08 · 43m

Hitler's hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.

8. Operation Torch

2026-06-15 · 43m

Thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps.

9. Secrets and Lies

2026-06-15 · 43m

Behind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages - one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's unbreakable Enigma Code and change the course of the war.

10. Stalingrad

2026-06-22 · 43m

Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.

11. Italy

2026-06-29 · 43m

The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but endure a months-long slog.

12. Battle for the Skies

2026-06-29 · 43m

Allied air forces engage in a fierce and costly battle with the Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe.

13. Overlord

2026-07-06 · 43m

The Allies launch Operation Overlord to liberate occupied France and open a true second front.

15. Home Front

2026-07-13 · 43m

As the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, Germany and Japan deploy opposite strategies.

16. Resistance

2026-07-13 · 43m

Resistance to Nazi occupation and oppression is a constant throughout the war.

17. No Surrender

2026-07-20 · 43m

The Pacific campaign reaches a brutal and bloody fever pitch from 1944 to 1945.

18. Last Days of the Reich

2026-07-20 · 43m

The war in Europe reaches a climax as Allied armies advance towards Berlin, and Hitler orders his people to fight to the last man.

19. Endgame

2026-07-27 · 43m

The most terrible weapon ever created will change the course of the war in the Pacific.

20. Fallout

2026-07-27 · 43m

The end of WWII and the dawn of the nuclear age see two victors turn from allies into adversaries.