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The World Wars
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The World Wars

Mon, May 26, 2014
  • Documentary
  • War & Politics
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

Where to watch

Streaming on

  • Amazon Prime Video↗
  • HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel↗
  • HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel↗
  • Amazon Prime Video with Ads↗
  • Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Dean Gosdin
    Dean Gosdin
    as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • I
    Ian Beyts
    as Winston Churchill
  • David Mitchum Brown
    David Mitchum Brown
    as Harry S. Truman
  • C. Conrad Cady
    C. Conrad Cady
    as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
  • J
    Jonathan Hartman
    as Benito Mussolini
  • Don Meehan Jr
    Don Meehan Jr
    as Charles DeGaulle
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Episodes

1 season · 3 episodes

Ended · 3 aired
Season 1
3 episodes · 3 aired
▾
  • E1
    Trial by Fire
    Aired · Tue, May 27, 2014 · 120m

    An assassin's bullet sparks a global conflict that quickly evolves into the deadliest war humanity has ever seen. In the chaos, a new generation of soldier emerges, including a group of men who would become the most infamous leaders of the 20th century.

  • E2
    A Rising Threat
    Aired · Wed, May 28, 2014 · 120m

    The fighting may have stopped, but tensions around the world continue to simmer just beneath the surface. Few may realize it, but the seeds of the next great global conflict have already been sown.

  • E3
    Never Surrender
    Aired · Thu, May 29, 2014 · 120m

    A new generation of world leaders is called to action as war inevitably breaks out again. The men who came of age in battle now must rely upon past experiences to fight a new conflict, as they face the greatest challenge humanity has ever seen. Jeremy Renner narrates.