Episode
The World at War: Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)
Overview
Bomber Command begin bombing German cities by night and the Americans reinforce the attacks by day; a whirlwind of terror and destruction that will win the war.
Details
- Series
- The World at War
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1974-01-30
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944) is Episode 12 in Season 1 of The World at War. It aired on 1974-01-30. The runtime is 55 min.
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Episode 11: Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)
For two years the Soviet Army fights the Germans almost alone. After one of the greatest land battles in history, the nation survives and triumphs - but with a loss of no less than twenty million of its people.
Episode 13: Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)
Churchill called Italy the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile' and thought the Allies could cut through it to the heart of Germany. By the soft underbelly turned out to be a 'tough old gut'.
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Episode 6: Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)
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Episode 18: Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)
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