World War II: Countdown to Victory

The Siege of Leningrad began in September 1941, but the Red Army refused to give in easily. Find out how they used the bleak Soviet winter to their advantage.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

The Road to War

Episode 2

Battle Lines Drawn

Episode 3

First Blood

Episode 4

Britain Under Attack

Episode 5

Fighting Further Afield

Episode 6

On Land, in the Air and All at Sea

Episode 7

The Blitz, the Bismarck and Barbarossa

Episode 8

Russian Roulette

Episode 9

America at War

Episode 10

The Fall of Singapore

Episode 11

The Battle of Midway and Beyond

Episode 12

El Alamein to Stalingrad

Episode 13

The Tide Begins to Turn

Episode 14

Facing the Music

Episode 15

Resistance is Never Futile

Episode 16

Tentative Steps

Episode 17

New Challenges

Episode 18

Blueprint for Victory

Episode 19

D-Day at Last

Episode 20

Liberty, Equality and Fraternity

Episode 21

Onwards, Ever Onwards

Episode 22

The Race for Berlin

Episode 23

Churchill's Finest Hour

Episode 24

Brave New World