The World at War
Format	Documentary
Created by	Jeremy Isaacs
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
Production
Producer(s)	Thames Television
Running time	1,352 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	31 October 1973 – 8 May 1974

The World at War is a 26-episode television documentary series on World War II, including the events leading up to it and following in its wake. The series was produced by Jeremy Isaacs for Thames Television (UK). Commissioned in 1969, it took four years to produce, such was the depth of its research. It premiered on ITV in 1973 at a cost of £4 million, a record (at the time) for a British television programme. The series was narrated by Laurence Olivier and its score was composed by Carl Davis. Image File history File linksMetadata Worldatwar. ... Sir Jeremy Isaacs (b. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Sir Jeremy Isaacs (b. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... See also: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM, (IPA: ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Carl Davis CBE (born October 28, 1936, New York City, United States) is an American conductor and composer who has been living in the UK since 1961. ...

The series interviewed leading members of the Allied and Axis campaigns, including eyewitness accounts by civilians, enlisted men, officers and politicians, amongst them Albert Speer, Karl Dönitz, Jimmy Stewart, Bill Mauldin, Curtis LeMay, Lord Mountbatten, Alger Hiss, Toshikazu Kase, Charles Sweeney, Paul Tibbets, Anthony Eden, Traudl Junge and historian Stephen Ambrose. Jeremy Isaacs says in "The Making of The World at War" (included on the DVD set) that the most difficult subject to locate and persuade to be interviewed was Heinrich Himmler's adjutant, Karl Wolff. In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... This article is about the independent states that comprised the Axis powers. ... For the son of Albert Speer, also an architect, see Albert Speer (the younger). ... Karl Dönitz (IPA pronunciation:  ) (born 16 September 1891; died 24 December 1980) was a German naval leader, who commanded the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during the second half of World War II. Dönitz was also President of Germany for 23 days after Adolf Hitlers suicide. ... For other persons named James Stewart, see James Stewart (disambiguation). ... William Henry Bill Mauldin (October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the United States. ... Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906–October 3, 1990) was a general in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of independent candidate George C. Wallace in 1968. ... Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC (25 June 1900–27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Alger Hiss testifying Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was a U.S. State Department official involved in the establishment of the United Nations. ... Toshikazu Kase (kanji: 加瀬俊一 kana: かせ としかず) (12 January 1903 - 21 May 2004) was a Japanese civil servant and career diplomat. ... Brigadier General Charles W. Sweeney (1919 - July 15, 2004) was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew the Fat Man atomic bomb to Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. ... Colonel Paul Tibbets Jr. ... For the eponymous hat, see Anthony Eden hat. ... Traudl Junge just after World War II. Traudl Junge (born Gertraud Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was Adolf Hitlers youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945. ... Stephen Ambrose, at the 2001 premiere of Band of Brothers Stephen Edward Ambrose, Ph. ... Karl Wolff (2nd from the right) together with, from left to right: Heinrich Himmler (far l. ...

It is often considered to be the definitive television history of the Second World War, and considered by some the finest example of the documentary form, although much critically important information, such as the systematic breaking of Germany's codes by Britain which allowed Germany's encrypted communications to be intercepted, remained classified at the time. It also presented rare colour film footage of the war's events.

In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, The World at War ranked 19th. 100 Greatest British Television Programmes was a list compiled in 2000 by the British Film Institute (BFI) chosen by a poll of industry professionals, to determine what were the greatest British television programmes of any genre ever to have been screened. ... The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and...

The episodes

The series had 26 episodes. Producer Jeremy Isaacs asked a historian to list fifteen key campaigns of the war and devoted one episode to each. The remaining eleven episodes were devoted to other issues such as home life in Britain and Germany, the experience of occupation in The Netherlands, and the Nazis' use of genocide. Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... For other uses, see Genocide (disambiguation). ...

The episodes were:

1. A New Germany (1933–1939)

The rise of the Nazi Party in Germany and German territorial gains prior to the outbreak of war. A New Germany is the first episode of the 1973 Thames Television documentary series The World at War. ...

1. Distant War (September 1939–May 1940). Interviewees include Lord Boothby, Lord Butler, Sir Charles Woodhouse, and Sir Martin Lindsay.

The German and Soviet invasions of Poland and the turbulent political climate in Britain. Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby (also known as Bob Boothby), KBE (1900 - 16 July 1986) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. ... Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, KG, CH, PC, DL (9 December 1902 – 8 March 1982), who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British Conservative politician. ... Admiral Sir Charles Henry Lawence Woodhouse KCB (1893 — 1978). ... Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay, 1st Baronet of Dowhill, CBE, DSO (22 August 1905 – 5 May 1981) was a British army officer and explorer. ...

1. France Falls (May–June 1940)

The German invasion of France and the Low Countries France Falls is the third episode of the 1973 Thames Television documentary series The World at War. ...

1. Alone (May 1940–May 1941). Interviewees include J.B. Priestley, Sir Max Aitken, and Adolf Galland

Life in Britain between the evacuation at Dunkirk and Operation Barbarossa. John Boynton Priestley (September 13, 1894, Bradford, England - August 14, 1984, Stratford-upon-Avon) was a British writer and broadcaster. ... The Honourable Sir John William Maxwell Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet, DSO, DFC (15 February 1910–30 April 1985), formerly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook, was the son of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. ... Adolf Dolfo Joseph Ferdinand Galland[1] (19 March 1912-9 February 1996) was a World War II German fighter pilot and commander of Germanys fighter force (General der Jagdflieger) from 1941 to 1945. ...

1. Barbarossa (June–December 1941). Interviewees include General Warlimont, Albert Speer, Paul Schmidt and Averell Harriman.

The German invasion of the Soviet Union. Walter Warlimont (* October 3, 1894 Osnabrück, Germany - † October 9, 1976 Kreuth near the Tegernsee) was a German officer known for his role in the OKW inner circle (deputy chief). ... For the son of Albert Speer, also an architect, see Albert Speer (the younger). ... Paul Schmidt was a translator in the German foreign ministry from 1923-1945. ... William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986) was an American Democratic Party politician, businessman and diplomat. ...

1. Banzai!-Japan (1931–1942)

The development of the Japanese Empire between the Sino-Japanese war and the fall of the Philippines.

1. On Our Way-U.S.A. (1939–1942). Interviewees include John Kenneth Galbraith, John J. McCloy, Paul Samuelson, Isamu Noguchi, Richard Tregaskis and Vannevar Bush.

The position of various people in the United States of America regarding the war prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. John Kenneth Galbraith John Kenneth Galbraith (October 15, 1908–April 29, 2006) was an influential Canadian-American economist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Paul Anthony Samuelson (born May 15, 1915, in Gary, Indiana) is an American neoclassical economist known for his contributions to many fields of economics, beginning with his general statement of the comparative statics method in his 1947 book Foundations of Economic Analysis. ... Isamu Noguchi , November 17, 1904 - December 30, 1988) was a prominent Japanese -American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. ... An official U.S. Marine Corps photograph of Richard Tregaskis (left) with Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, ca. ... Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 30, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator, known for his political role in the development of the atomic bomb, and the idea of the memex—seen as a pioneering concept for the World Wide Web. ...

1. The Desert-North Africa (1940–1943). Interviewees include Richard O'Connor, Francis Guingand and Lawrence Durrell.

The evelution of the desert war including the Italians, British and Germans. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Major General Sir Francis Wilfred de Guingand KBE, CB, DSO, (1900 - 1979), better known as Freddie de Guingand, was a British Army officer who served with Montgomery from El Alamein to the surrender of the Wehrmacht in the West. ... Lawrence George Durrell (February 27, 1912 – November 7, 1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan. ...

1. Stalingrad (June 1942–February 1943)

The battle for Stalingrad and the mid-war German situation in Southern Russia.

1. Wolfpack-U-Boats in the North Atlantic (1939–1943). Interviewees include Karl Donitz and Otto Kretschmer.

The submarine war focussing mainly on the North Atlantic. Tracks the development of both the convoy system and German submaribe strategy. Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz Karl Dönitz (September 16, 1891—December 24, 1980) was a naval leader in Nazi Germany during World War II. Despite never joining the Nazi Party, Dönitz attained the high rank of Grand Admiral (Großadmiral) and served as Commander in Chief of...

1. Red Star-The Soviet Union (1941–1943)

Focussing on the non-military aspects of war in the Soviet Union such as industry and moral.

1. Whirlwind-Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944). Interviewees include Sir Arthur Harris, Albert Speer, James Stewart, William Reid, Curtis LeMay, Werner Schroer, Adolf Galland and Ira C. Eaker.

The development of strategic bombing. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet GCB OBE AFC RAF (April 13, 1892 - April 5, 1984), commonly known as Bomber Harris by the press, and often within the RAF as Butcher Harris[1], was commander of RAF Bomber Command and later a Marshal of... For the son of Albert Speer, also an architect, see Albert Speer (the younger). ... For other persons named James Stewart, see James Stewart (disambiguation). ... William Reid, VC, (December 21, 1921 – November 28, 2001) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906–October 3, 1990) was a general in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of independent candidate George C. Wallace in 1968. ... Werner Schroer (born 12 December 1918 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, died 10 February 1985 in München) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1937, initially as a member of the ground staff, until the end of World War II 8... Adolf Dolfo Joseph Ferdinand Galland[1] (19 March 1912-9 February 1996) was a World War II German fighter pilot and commander of Germanys fighter force (General der Jagdflieger) from 1941 to 1945. ... Lieutenant General Ira Clarence Eaker KCB KBE (April 13, 1896 – August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command. ...

1. Tough Old Gut-Italy (1943–1944). Interviewees include General Mark Clark, Field Marshal Lord Harding, Bill Mauldin, and Wynford Vaughan Thomas

Focusses on the Italian Campaign beginning with Operation Torch in North Africa and ending with the capture of Rome. Mark Wayne Clark was an American general during World War II and the Korean War. ... Sir Allan Francis John Harding was a British military man and governor of Cyprus (1955 - 1957). ... William Henry Bill Mauldin (October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the United States. ... Lewis John Wynford Vaughan-Thomas CBE (1908 - February 4, 1987), was a Welsh newspaper journalist and radio and television broadcaster with a lengthy career. ...

1. It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow-Burma (1942–1944). Interviewees include Michael Calvert, Sir John Smyth, Vera Lynn (of which the episode title is from one of her songs), and Lord Mountbatten.

The jungle war in Burma, India and Indonesia. Michael Calvert, DSO and bar, was one of the most successful British soldiers of World War 2. ... John George Smyth (VC, MC) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Dame Vera Lynn DBE (born 20 March 1917) is a retired British singer whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed The Forces Sweetheart. She is best known for the popular songs Well Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover. Lynn is one of the... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...

1. Home Fires-Britain (1940–1944). Interviewees include Lord Butler, Lord Shinwell, Lord Chandos, Tom Driberg, Michael Foot, Cecil King, and J.B. Priestley.

Life in Britain during the latter part of the war. Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, KG, CH, PC, DL (9 December 1902 – 8 March 1982), who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British Conservative politician. ... Manny Shinwell Emanuel Shinwell, Baron Shinwell CH (October 18, 1884-May 8, 1986) (familiarly known as Manny) was born in London, but moved with his Polish-Jewish family to Scotland. ... Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos (1893-1972) was a British businessman who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts. ... Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell (May 22, 1905—August 12, 1976) was a British journalist and politician who was an influential member on the left of the UK Labour party from the 1940s to the 1970s. ... Michael Mackintosh Foot (born 23 July 1913) is an English politician and writer. ... Cecil Harmsworth King (20 February 1901 – 17 April 1987) was owner of Mirror Group Newspapers, and later a Director at the Bank of England. ... John Boynton Priestley (September 13, 1894, Bradford, England - August 14, 1984, Stratford-upon-Avon) was a British writer and broadcaster. ...

1. Inside the Reich-Germany (1940–1944). Interviewees include Albert Speer, Otto John, Traudl Junge, Richard Schulze-Kossens, and Otto Remer (English translation spoken by Lawrence Olivier).

Life inside of Germany following the invasion of Poland. For the son of Albert Speer, also an architect, see Albert Speer (the younger). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Traudl Junge just after World War II. Traudl Junge (born Gertraud Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was Adolf Hitlers youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945. ... This article concerns the SS officer Richard Schulze. ...

1. Morning (June–August 1944). Interviewees include Lord Mountbatten, Kay Summersby, James Martin Stagg and J. Lawton Collins.

Follows the development and execution of Operation Overlord. Followed by the allied breakout and the Battle of the Bocage. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Kay Summersby or Kay Summersby Morgan (1908–1975) was born in County Cork, Ireland. ... Group Captain James Martin Stagg, (30 June 1900 - 23 June 1975) was a British Royal Air Force meteorologist who notably persuaded General Dwight D. Eisenhower to change the date of the Allied invasion of Europe in World War II, from June 5 to June 6, 1944. ... Joseph Lawton Collins Joseph Lightning Joe Lawton Collins (1 May 1896 – 12 September 1987) was a general of the United States Army. ...

1. Occupation-Holland (1940–1944). Interviewees include Louis de Jong (who also served as adviser for this episode) and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.

Focusses on all aspects of life in The Natherlands under German occupation. Louis (Loe) de Jong (Amsterdam 24 April 1914 - Amsterdam 15 March 2005) was a Dutch historian and journalist. ... Prince Bernhard as Royal Consort Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (June 29, 1911 – December 1, 2004) was Prince Consort to the late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and father of the current monarch, Queen Beatrix. ...

1. Pincers (August 1944–March 1945). Interviewees include Sir Brian Horrocks, Wynford Vaughan Thomas and Hasso von Manteuffel.

The allied breakout in France and the low countries up until the winter of 1944. Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks KCB KBE DSO MC (September 7, 1895 - January 4, 1985) was a British military officer. ... Lewis John Wynford Vaughan-Thomas CBE (1908 - February 4, 1987), was a Welsh newspaper journalist and radio and television broadcaster with a lengthy career. ... Hasso-Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel (January 14, 1897 — September 24, 1978) was a German soldier and politician of the 20th century. ...

1. Genocide (1941–1945)

Begins with the founding of the S.S. and follows the development of the German racial theory and ends with the implementation of the Final Solution. Genocide is episode 20 of the 1973 Thames Television documentary series The World at War. ...

1. Nemesis-Germany (February–May 1945). Interviewees include Albert Speer, Traudl Junge and Heinz Linge.

The invasion of Germany by both the Western and Eastern allies. For the son of Albert Speer, also an architect, see Albert Speer (the younger). ... Traudl Junge just after World War II. Traudl Junge (born Gertraud Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was Adolf Hitlers youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945. ... Heinz Linge (1913-1980) was one of Adolf Hitlers servants at his headquarters. ...

1. Japan (1941–1945)

Focusses on life in Japan during the war.

1. Pacific (February 1942–July 1945)

Follows mainly the sea battles of the United States of America against the Japanese.

1. The Bomb (February–September 1945). Interviewees include Toshikazu Kase, Yoshio Kodama, Marquis Koichi Kido, Charles Sweeney, Paul Tibbets, and Alger Hiss.

The development of the atomic bomb and the role of President Harry Truman in the end of the war. Toshikazu Kase (kanji: 加瀬俊一 kana: かせ としかず) (12 January 1903 - 21 May 2004) was a Japanese civil servant and career diplomat. ... Yoshio Kodama (児玉誉士夫 Kodama Yoshio; February 18, 1911 - January 17, 1984) was a prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan. ... Marquis Koichi Kido (木戸幸一 Kido Kōichi, July 18, 1889 - April 6, 1977), grandson of Kido Takayoshi, served as Lord Privy Seal from 1940 to 1945, and was Emperor Hirohitos closest advisor throughout World War II. He was also one of the more cautious advisors... Brigadier General Charles W. Sweeney (1919 - July 15, 2004) was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew the Fat Man atomic bomb to Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. ... Colonel Paul Tibbets Jr. ... Alger Hiss testifying Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was a U.S. State Department official involved in the establishment of the United Nations. ...

1. Reckoning (April 1945). Interviewees include Charles Bohlen, Stephen Ambrose, Lord Avon, Lord Mountbatten and Noble Frankland.

The situation in post-war Europe including, mainly the allied occupation of Germany. Charles E. Bohlen Charles Eustis Chip Bohlen (August 30, 1904–December 31, 1974 1), was a United States diplomat (1929–1969) and Soviet Union expert, serving in Moscow before and during World War II, succeeding George F. Kennan as US Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1953–1957... Stephen Ambrose, at the 2001 premiere of Band of Brothers Stephen Edward Ambrose, Ph. ... The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (June 12, 1897– January 14, 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...

1. Remember

The series was originally transmitted on the ITV network in the United Kingdom between 31 October 1973 and 8 May 1974. It has subsequently been shown around the world, and as of July 2007 is currently broadcast in the UK on the UKTV History channel. The Danish channel DR2 also broadcast the series in December 2006 and January 2007. The History Channel in Japan began screening the series in its entirety in April 2007. Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... UKTV History, known as UK History until 8 March 2004, is a British television channel, launched on 30 October 2002, to coincide with the launch of the Freeview digital terrestrial television platform. ... DR2 is a Danish television station. ...

Each episode was 52 minutes excluding commercials; as was customary for ITV documentary series at the time, it was originally screened with only one central break. The Genocide episode was screened uninterrupted.

Additional episodes

Some footage and interviews which were not used in the original series were later made into additional hour or half-hour documentaries narrated by Eric Porter. These were released as a bonus to the VHS version and are included in the DVD set of the series. Eric Richard Porter (April 8, 1928 - May 15, 1995) was a distinguished English actor who appeared on stage as well as in cinema and television. ...

1. Secretary to Hitler
2. Warrior
3. Hitler's Germany – The People's Community (1933–1939)
4. Hitler's Germany – Total War (1939–1945)
5. The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler
6. The Final Solution: Part One
7. The Final Solution: Part Two
8. From War to Peace

2007 Daily Mail DVD promotion

In July 2007, the British Daily Mail newspaper began a free DVD promotion of 14 selected episodes of the series, primarily those which focused on British or Commonwealth subjects. The first disc was given away with the edition of 6 July, while a further disc could be claimed on each subsequent day (Sundays excepted) with a voucher redeemable at braches of W H Smith or Easons retailers. Due to what the newspaper claimed was "unprecedented demand," the voucher-redeemed scheme was extended to twenty episodes, with the remaining six to be available. An application form has been printed in the Daily Mail and the additional 6 discs can be purchased for £3.99. Also an exclusive presentation pack, able to hold all 26 discs can be purchased from the Daily Mail for £4.25.(£9.99 incl P&P) The Daily Mail is a British newspaper and the oldest tabloid, first published in 1896. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Eason & Son is a major chain of bookstores in Ireland. ...

Books

In October 2007 Ebury Press will publish The World at War by Richard Holmes, an oral history of the Second World War drawn from the interviews conducted for the TV series. The programme’s producers committed hundreds of interview-hours to tape in its creation, but only a fraction of that recorded material made it to the final cut. The rest of this material will be published in this book. Includes interviews with Albert Speer, Karl Wolff (Himmler’s adjutant), Traudl Junge (Hitler’s secretary), James Stewart (USAAF bomber pilot and Hollywood star), Anthony Eden, John Colville (Parliamentary Private Secretary to Winston Churchill), Averell Harriman (US Ambassador to Russia) and Arthur Harris (Head of RAF Bomber Command), ' Random House is a publishing division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann based in New York City. ... Richard Holmes is the name of: a jazz organist (Richard Groove Holmes) two British historians - historian and military historian a British biographer - biographer who has written on Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Johnson and Richard Savage, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and others. ... For the son of Albert Speer, also an architect, see Albert Speer (the younger). ... Karl Wolff (2nd from the right) together with, from left to right: Heinrich Himmler (far l. ... Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler (October 7, 1900 - May 23, 1945) was the commander of the German Schutzstaffel and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. ... Traudl Junge just after World War II. Traudl Junge (born Gertraud Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was Adolf Hitlers youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945. ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ... James Stewart is the name of: // Actors James Stewart (actor) (1908–1997), Hollywood movie star, widely known as Jimmy Stewart. ... USAAF recruitment poster. ... For the eponymous hat, see Anthony Eden hat. ... Sir John Colville, CB, CVO, was born 28 January 1915. ... Churchill redirects here. ... William Averell Harriman William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986) was a Governor of New York. ... Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet (April 13, 1892 - April 5, 1984), commonly known as Bomber Harris, and often, in the RAF, as Butcher Harris, was commander of RAF Bomber Command and later a Marshal of the Royal Air Force during the latter half of World War II. In 1942... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF...

• Holmes, Richard (October 2007). The World at War: The Landmark Oral History from the Previously Unpublished Archives. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091917517. 

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External links

• The World at War a World War II history website
• The World at War the programme maker and book publisher's website
• The World at War at the Internet Movie Database