
Historical and factual series celebrating pivotal moments in history.

The German blitz of London lasts for 57 days.

The Allies hold onto the important North African port of Tobruk from 1940 until Rommel's 1942 offensive.

Germany captures Crete with an airborne invasion.

American and British air fleets engage in round-the-clock bombardment of the German war machine's major industrial sites.

In one of the best-rehearsed aerial missions of the war, the Allies attempt to strike a devastating blow to the center of the German oil supply.

The three-year Japanese rule of Burma comes to an end in 1945 as Mandalay and Rangoon fall to the British.

Rommel uses ingenious defenses against the Allies in France.

In 1944, Patton leads the Third Army from the beaches of Normandy across France.