Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before. BAFTA winner John Boyega ("Star Wars," “The Woman King”) narrates this new exploration of the war's definitive moments.
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00:00 This is the story of World War II.
00:04 The biggest conflict in human history.
00:08 What it was really like.
00:10 Germany has invaded Poland.
00:12 The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor.
00:14 Germany has declared war on Russia.
00:17 France has surrendered.
00:19 We are in one of the greatest battles in history.
00:23 We saw that Germany is back in the world.
00:29 I looked out the window and saw the sea of flames.
00:33 I said, "I have to go out and see what's going on with Aunt Olga."
00:38 But he went out and never came back.
00:42 I saw this plane coming in and I remember saying, "This is it."
00:46 It was a suicide mission.
00:48 You can't stop now. You gotta keep going.
00:50 You gotta get back home.
00:52 The air strike was a great success.
00:56 I don't understand the sign.
01:01 The fear and the trauma of combat could turn your hair white.
01:06 If you survived, you were just damn lucky.
01:14 They served the win and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.
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01:46 [BLANK_AUDIO]