The World Wars

WW1 made Roosevelt a man. WW2 made him a legend.

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Release Date

5/26/2014

Runtime

3 eps, 270 mins

Genres

Documentary War & Politics

Overview

The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

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Ended

Original Language

English

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A sprawling historical account that traces how the ambitions and traumas of eight key leaders shaped the first half of the 20th century, treating the World Wars as chapters in a single, catastrophic story. It's a sombre meditation on how individuals remake the world through conflict.