The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two

As dawn broke on September 1, 1939, the first German invasion force crossed into Poland, and few could foresee the scale of devastation, misery and bloodshed the ensuing years of war would unleash. World War II mobilised more than 100 million military personnel, plunging every corner of the globe into a state of total war in which nations drew on every resource — human, natural, economic, industrial and military. The result was the conflict to end all conflicts. Featuring over 500 minutes of footage, this gripping documentary series traces the major events, people and machinery of the 20th Century's most terrible conflict and examines the roles of all three branches of the armed forces: navy, air force and army.