History

Rise of the Nazis

See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power. In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy. Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis.

Home Front

55m 49s

After Stalingrad, Hitler’s stress intensifies. For once there is no master plan. Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany back from the abyss.

Episodes

  • Home Front: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Home Front

    S2 E3 - 55m 49s

    After Stalingrad, Hitler’s stress intensifies. For once there is no master plan. Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany back from the abyss.

  • Stalingrad: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Stalingrad

    S2 E2 - 54m 52s

    It’s 1942, and Hitler has just lost the Battle of Moscow. Now winter in Russia, German troops are in desperate need of fuel and resources.

  • Barbarossa: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Barbarossa

    S2 E1 - 54m 40s

    The battles on the Eastern Front, a campaign that saw some of the most brutal and inhumane warfare in all of history, are viewed by many as the defining conflict of the Second World War.

Extras + Features

  • Season 2 Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Season 2 Preview

    S2 - 30s

    Facing defeat on the Eastern Front, resistance builds as Hitler pushes Germany to untold destruction. This is the story of why dictatorships fail, and of the hubris that nearly destroyed freedom, but ultimately destroyed itself.

Schedule

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