The Last Days of WWII (2015)
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V-J DAY: THE DAY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
A look at the final day of World War II when the world was in flux. Much of what has been was now blown to bits; what was to come was still dangerously unknown. Even as the victors celebrated, old enemies were becoming allies - and old allies bitter enemies.
X-DAY: THE INVASION OF JAPANThis documentary tells the story Operation Downfall, the plans to invade and occupy Japan that would dwarf the successful D Day landings in Europe. This was to be X Day 1st November 1945 - when General MacArthur would lead an invasion force of hundreds of thousands of American soldiers onto the beaches of Kyushu, the southern most of the Japanese islands.
THE LAST DAYS OF WORLD WAR II
Nazi plunder, last chance secret weapons, the race for the A-bomb and Hitler's mysterious death are part of the frenetic activity leading up to V-E Day. This special three-hour documentary marks the allied victory.- Genres:
- Documentary