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Uses archival footage and still images to present a narrative portrait of the decade. Includes: Dunkirk, Blitzkreig, Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, war in the Pacific, V-2 rocket, D-Day, Holocaust, FDR's death, Germany's surrender, United Nations, Hiroshima, assassination of Gandhi, founding of Israel, Mao and the formation of the People's Republic of China

After the Russian Revolution, Georgi Zhukov rose to become Stalin's deputy in the war against Hitler. As master of mass warfare in the 20th century, Zhukov understood the nature of "total war", and how employ it to his gain. His objective was Berlin, his victory a devastating loss to Nazi Germany

Discusses the attempt by a junior officer of the Nazi army to plant a bomb in Hitler's headquarters

President Roosevelt, concerned with the heavy casualties in the Pacific, authorized one of the most extensive research projects in American history - the building of the Atomic Bomb. On the morning of August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the Atomic Bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, forever changing the nature of warfare

When Germany begins its bombing campaign in Britain, the British air forces fight back

A dramatic reenactment of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor captures the devastation of the surprise attack and the heroism of the General Sam Fuqua and the USS Arizona. Discusses the aftermath of the attack and shows footage of the USS Arizona Memorial

Reviews key events from early 1944 to the surrender of Japan in 1945

Presents true story of Oskar Schindler who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. Based on the book by Thomas Kenneally. **RATED "R" BY THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY. TEACHER PREVIEW RECOMMENDED.**

This program revisits Auschwitz today with survivors and their families. Poignant interviews with these survivors reveal what life was like in this camp

Encompasses the months between D-Day in June 1944 and VE Day in May 1945. Among the many scenes captured in color footage are the seizure of a German U-boat carrying Enigma code machines; the Allied assault on the beaches at Normandy; the jubilant welcome of GIs after the liberation of Paris; freed American POWs burning their prison; the first Jewish Sabbath service conducted at the just-liberated Dachau concentration camp; and VE Day celebrations following Germany's surrender; the war in the Pacific; Kamikaze attacks; Okinawa; Hiroshima; surrender of Japan