Season 1

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  7.9/1016 votes

  A Terrible Precedent

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2018

  The Second World War was the closest the world has come to a complete total war. But it was in the interwar years that nations honed the methods of destruction which were unleashed on a much wider scale in the Second World War. We look to wars in Manchuria, China, Abyssinia and Spain to see how each served as a 'terrible precedent,' revealing elements of total war that soon engulfed the globe.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/1012 votes

  Arsenal of Democracy

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2018

  Total War demands resources - economic, agricultural and industrial. When it became clear that strategies of appeasement would not prevent another war, nations across the globe mobilized.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/1013 votes

  Unprecedented, Unmerciful and Unrelenting

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/2018

  WWII shattered the boundaries between battlefield and homefront in much of the world. We examine the impact of occupation and the stories of those who fought to resist their occupiers.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/1013 votes

  Fear of the Air

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/2018

  In WWII, civilians became defenders against and targets of aerial warfare on a scale that had never before been seen.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/1011 votes

  Rejoice in Life

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2018

  WWII was not the cause of the Holocaust, but it did provide a means for its execution. Episode #5 explores what role total war played in this genocide.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.6/1010 votes

  Enduring Peace

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2018

  The end of WWII was met with destruction and liberation, relief mixed with grief. In its wake, tens of millions were dead and millions more displaced.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown