The World Wars

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2014-05-26

Last Air Date: 2014-05-28

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: History

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Top Cast

Daniel Martin Berkey as Elder General Douglas MacArthur
Dean Gosdin as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ian Beyts as Winston Churchill
David Mitchum Brown as Harry S. Truman
C. Conrad Cady as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Jonathan Hartman as Benito Mussolini
Don Meehan Jr as Charles DeGaulle
Michael Perrie Jr. as Young DeGaulle
Jacopo Rampini as Young Stalin
Jeremy Renner as Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Trial by Fire (2014-05-26)

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.
Ep. 2: The Price of Glory (2014-05-27)

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.
Ep. 3: The Rising Tide (2014-05-28)

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.