The World Wars

The World Wars

2014
1 Season
7.2
DocumentaryWar & Politics

The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

Episodes

Trial by Fire
E1May 26, 20141h 30m

Trial by Fire

A chronological look at the events that occurred during the world wars. An assassin's bullet sparks a global conflict that quickly evolves into the deadliest war humanity has ever seen. In the chaos, a new generation of soldier emerges, including a group of men who would become the most infamous leaders of the 20th century.

The Price of Glory
E2May 27, 20141h 30m

The Price of Glory

The fighting may have stopped, but tensions around the world continue to simmer just beneath the surface. Few may realize it, but the seeds of the next great global conflict have already been sown.

The Rising Tide
E3May 28, 20141h 30m

The Rising Tide

A new generation of world leaders is called to action as war inevitably breaks out again. The men who came of age in battle now must rely upon past experiences to fight a new conflict, as they face the greatest challenge humanity has ever seen.

Top Cast

Dean Gosdin

Dean Gosdin

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Ian Beyts

Winston Churchill

David Mitchum Brown

David Mitchum Brown

Harry S. Truman

C. Conrad Cady

C. Conrad Cady

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

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Jonathan Hartman

Benito Mussolini

Don Meehan Jr

Don Meehan Jr

Charles DeGaulle

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Michael Perrie Jr.

Young DeGaulle

Jacopo Rampini

Jacopo Rampini

Young Stalin

Daniel Martin Berkey

Daniel Martin Berkey

Elder General Douglas MacArthur

Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner

Narrator