[DVDRip] Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)

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Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)










Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009) is a six-part documentary about the Second World War, focusing primarily on the European Theater and the actions of
Germany under Adolf Hitler. The documentary is comprised exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters
and private citizens. The series is shown in color, with the black and white footages being fully colorized, save for some original color footage. The only exception
to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes, which are presented in the original black and white.
The documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, was shown on the Smithsonian Channel in the United States and on the National Geographic Channel in the United Kingdom,
Australia and Asia.

some of the people documented in the series:

    * Rose Gowlland - Video footages of a young British child who was a year old when the war broke.
    * Gaston Siraque - A French truck driver that caught in a stalag when the Germans defeated France as he writes to his wife occasionally.
    * Lt. August Von-Kaganek - A German Tank commander which personifies a typical Wehrmacht soldier as he writes to his journal or to his mother.


Episode 1: THE AGGRESSION
Germany. 1939. When almost nothing seems to stand in his way, and with the USSR as his ally, Hitler invades Poland. Britain and France declare war while
the U.S. maintains its neutrality. “The Phoney War” begins as millions of civilians wait to see if the conflict will resolve itself and Germany builds up its arsenal.

Episode 2: THE CRUSHING DEFEAT
France. 1940. The Allied defensive lines are broken by Hitler’s daring sickle cut through the supposedly impenetrable Ardennes forest. British troops hastily
evacuate from the beaches at Dunkirk, France, but are forced to abandon kilometres of precious military vehicles and equipment. The French army, once
considered the best in the world, is in a shambles as almost two million soldiers are taken prisoner. Within a matter of days, the Germans march into Paris at daybreak.

Episode 3: SHOCK
Prague. Copenhagen. Paris. 1941. The Germans now occupy several capital cities in Europe. After the Germans defeat France, Nazi soldiers are sent to Paris for
rest and recreation while Polish prisoners and Jews are forced into slave labour to complete Nazi building projects. The Italian army is in disarray so Hitler dispatches
one of his best generals to Libya. The Afrika Korps fry eggs on the surfaces of their tanks amidst the blistering desert sands of North Africa.

Episode 4: WORLD ABLAZE
Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt declares war on Japan. The war becomes global.

Episode 5: THE GREAT LANDING
D-Day in Normandy and Saipan in the Pacific practically on the same day.

Episode 6: INFERNO
A fierce fighting : the bombing of Germany. The Holocaust. V day. War in Pacific. Kamikazes. The Atomic Bomb.







 
 

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