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10. Hiroshima
The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.
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Greatest Events of World War II in Colour is a war & politics and documentary TV series that premiered on Discovery on July 12, 2019. It has 1 season and 10 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 10 "Hiroshima", aired on August 30, 2019.
Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.
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10 episodes · 1 season
2019 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago
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The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.
E9
Hitler's rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire's true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.
E8
Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.
E7
High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.
E6
The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.
E5
The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.
E4
Expertly-restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway which triggers an extraordinary chain of events.
E3
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.
E2
In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.
E1
The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 30, 2019.
The most recent episode of Greatest Events of World War II in Colour, Season 1 Episode 10 "Hiroshima", aired on August 30, 2019.
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour has 1 season with 10 episodes in total.
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour first aired on Discovery on July 12, 2019.
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