The entire history of World War II in detail.

Step into Europe in 1939 and experience the Second World War through the eyes of civilians, soldiers, sailors, nurses, and factory workers caught in a global catastrophe. Follow the conflict from the invasion of Poland and the fall of France to the Battle of Britain, Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union, Pearl Harbor, Midway, Stalingrad, El Alamein, Italy, Kursk, and the buildup to D-Day. Explore how industrial power, ideology, fear, resistance, and strategic gambles reshaped lives across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the oceans. History stops feeling distant as every station, shelter, ship, and factory becomes part of the war. 0:00 You open your eyes in Europe, 1:45 How did one regional invasion become 3:34 Which road is still open? Which 5:15 German pilots must defeat the Royal 7:03 For Americans, the war is no 8:52 And across North Africa, another reversal 10:37 The front crawls north through rain, 12:23 Northern France offers many possibilities. That 14:09 You are a family in Warsaw, 15:53 You hold a crossroads because retreat 17:38 And far across the Pacific, the 19:21 From this point onward, humanity knows