World War II: Race to Victory Series 1



History, War Documentary hosted by Alex Texeira, published by History Channel broadcasted as part of History Ch. series in 2020 - English narration







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World War II: Race To Victory Series 1

This 6-Part documentary series recalls one of the most thrilling races in history, between three icons, super powers and ideologies that came together to overcome a greater evil and achieve VE Day. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin find themselves in an uneasy alliance, fraught with power-struggles, false promises and deadly suspicions of each other. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to power and victory during the war, to reach VE Day.





1)  Mortal Peril

Documentary offering a chronological timeline of how and why the central alliance between Great Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union was formed in the years leading into the Second World War. It was an uneasy alliance and one fraught with power struggles, false promises and deadly suspicions. Plus, an in-depth picture of the race to ultimate victory and post-war supremacy, concluding with VE day on the May 8 1945.



2)  An Unholy Alliance

On December 7 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, who killed more than 2,000 Americans. It soon became evident the US continue could no longer remain neutral in the Second World War.



3)  Victory at Any Cost

An exploration of the tensions at the heart of the Allied war effort, as the dominant powers weigh up the moral ambiguity and actions of their alliance.



4)  Tehran Sit down

How, after a year of fraught relations and tension, the big three leaders met in Tehran seeking to find the unity they need to help the Allies win the Second World War.



5)  D Day and Beyond

In September 1944, Allied forces undertook Operation Market Garden, a joint air and ground mission with the aim of ending the Second World War by Christmas. Though the initiative liberated much of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation and established a foothold from which the Allies could make later offensives into Germany, it was considered a costly failure with lasting consequences.



6)  Race to Berlin

A look at the decisive final months of the Second World War, from the American attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the race to reach Berlin.



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* Video Codec: x264 High@L4.1

* Video: Bitrate: (~4520 kb/s)

* Video Aspect Ratio: 1920 x 1080

* Video Resolution: 1.778 (16:9

* Audio Codec: MPEG-4 AAC LC

* Audio: English

* Audio Bitrate: 160 kb/s VBR 48000Hz

* Audio Channels: stereo (2/0)

* Run-Time: 44 Mins

* Framerate: 25.000 Fps

* Number of Parts: 6

* Container Mp4

* Part Size: 1.42 GB average

* Source: HDTV

* Encoded by: Harry65



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Merged English Subtitles



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