The history of WW2, focusing on several key campaigns and battles.

The battles of World War I were battles of attrition. Opposing armies hardly moving between lines of trenches. The battles of World War II were different. This compelling documentary series tells the story of the battles that changed the world.

Across every theatre of the Second World War battles were decided not only by strategy but by armies in their element, capitalising on the terrain and with better access to supplies or by forces stretched beyond their limits, facing unforeseen conditions and targets underestimated.

These battles won and lost would determine possession of territory, of resources, and of the strength to go on fighting. For some of the battles the tank battles, Blitzkrieg, commando raids, amphibious landings, mobile warfare it was the victory that most influenced the future course of the war. For others, the defeats were so devastating that they changed history.