The Last Days of World War II
Season 1, Episode 25: August 5-August 11
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Atom bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; the U.S. Army arrives at Luzon and prepares for the invasion of Japan.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
February 18-February 24: The Battle for Iwo Jima
Episode 2
February 25-March 3: The Allies Advance
Episode 3
March 4-March 10: Firestorm Over Tokyo
Episode 4
March 11-March 17: Hitler's Last Offensive
Episode 5
March 18-March 24: The Race for Berlin
Episode 6
March 25-March 31: War in the Pacific
Episode 7
April 1-April 7: The Invasion of Okinawa
Episode 8
April 8-April 14: Nazi Death Camps
Episode 9
April 15-April 21: Assault on Berlin
Episode 10
April 22-April 28: Bloody Stalemate on Okinawa
Episode 11
April 29-May 5: The Fall of Berlin
Episode 12
May 6-May 12: Germany Surrenders
Episode 13
May 13-May 19: The Bloodshed Continues
Episode 14
May 20-May 26: Victory in Europe
Episode 15
May 27-June 2: Japan Fights to the Death
Episode 16
June 3-June 9: No Surrender
Episode 17
June 10-June 16: Closer to Victory
Episode 18
June 17-June 23: Victory on Okinawa
Episode 19
June 24-June 30: The End in Sight
Episode 20
July 1-July 7: Victory in the Phillippines
Episode 21
July 8-July 14
Episode 22
July 15-July 21
Episode 23
July 22-July 28: The Final Ultimatum
Episode 24
July 29-August 4
Episode 25
August 5-August 11
Episode 26
August 12-August 18: V-J Day