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The Best Episodes of History Uncovered

Every episode of History Uncovered ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of History Uncovered!

Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take...
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:ARTE

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"The Denazification of Germany: A Successful Process?" is the best rated episode of "History Uncovered". It scored 7.9/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hiroshima, Stalin's Defeat".

  • The Denazification of Germany: A Successful Process?
    7.9/1025 votes
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    #1 - The Denazification of Germany: A Successful Process?

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2021

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hiroshima, Stalin's Defeat
    7.8/1041 votes
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    #2 - Hiroshima, Stalin's Defeat

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2019

    For most of our contemporaries, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the reason for Japan's surrender. But while this notion may not be entirely incorrect, it omits the role of a key player in winding down the Second World War: the Red Army.

    Director: Bernard George

    Writer: N/A

  • Sub-Primes - Blame it on the USA?
    7.6/1019 votes
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    #3 - Sub-Primes - Blame it on the USA?

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/15/2023

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation Overlord: A Massive Victory?
    7.5/1028 votes
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    #4 - Operation Overlord: A Massive Victory?

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2021

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The British Empire: A Model of Decolonization?
    7.4/1019 votes
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    #5 - The British Empire: A Model of Decolonization?

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/2021

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ronald Reagan: An Unqualified President?
    7.4/1019 votes
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    #6 - Ronald Reagan: An Unqualified President?

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/26/2021

    No description available

    Director: Cédric Condom

    Writer: N/A

  • Switzerland and WWII: An Exemplary Neutrality?
    7.3/1018 votes
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    #7 - Switzerland and WWII: An Exemplary Neutrality?

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2021

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • John-Paul II: A Modern Pope
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #8 - John-Paul II: A Modern Pope

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/26/2021

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hitler, the art of defeat
    7.2/1045 votes
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    #9 - Hitler, the art of defeat

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2019

    In the catalogue of common beliefs about World War II, the idea that Hitler was a military genius has endured. He is believed to have conquered and subjected to his authority nearly all of Continental Europe. But this is, in fact, a myth.

    Director: Cédric Condom

    Writer: N/A

  • Israel - A Product of Holocaust?
    7.2/1011 votes
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    #10 - Israel - A Product of Holocaust?

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2023

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Marshall Plan Saved America
    7.1/1029 votes
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    #11 - The Marshall Plan Saved America

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2019

    It's long been without doubt: the Marshall Plan saved Europe from the misery and chaos instilled by World War II. But this is, in fact, a myth. Many specialists have long questioned its utility.

    Director: Christiane Ratiney

    Writer: N/A

  • Mao, Father of Modern China
    7.1/1023 votes
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    #12 - Mao, Father of Modern China

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2019

    October 1, 1949. After years of struggle and revolutionary commitment, Mao Zedong proclaims the advent of the People's Republic of China. By coming to power, he has only one ambition: to restore his country's legendary power, restore its former glory. The year zero of modern China has just begun - However, if the great Helmsman opened a new era for the Middle Empire, it was not he who brought his country from immobility and confinement to the rank of great world power.

    Director: Philippe Saada

    Writer: N/A

  • Vietnam - An American War?
    6.9/1019 votes
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    #13 - Vietnam - An American War?

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2023

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cold War - A Kremlin Instigation?
    6.8/1018 votes
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    #14 - The Cold War - A Kremlin Instigation?

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2023

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Occupied Europe - A Fragmented Resistance?
    6.5/102 votes
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    #15 - Occupied Europe - A Fragmented Resistance?

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/8/2023

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nazism - Made in Germany
    6.2/109 votes
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    #16 - Nazism - Made in Germany

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 8/8/2023

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A