The Allies are bogged down in Normandy's hedgerows in the aftermath of D-Day, while on Saipan, victory turns to horror.

The Allies race toward Germany as American Marines battle for ground on Peleliu and across the bloody Pacific.

American forces storm the Philippines while Shelby Westbrook is shot down over Europe. Jack Yusen battles the dangers of the deep when his ship is sunk after a heroic duel.

The Marine assault on Iwo Jima brings horror and glory. Pilot Bert Stiles engages a German fighter with disastrous consequences. Reinforcements arrive in Europe to push the Allies toward victory.

The Battle of the Bulge pushes the Allies to the brink, and Rockie Blunt barely survives the fight. Okinawa erupts as the Japanese make their last stand. Hitler is handed a final ultimatum.

With the end in sight, Okinawa is a bloody obstacle to victory. the Third Reich ends with a single gunshot. America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the fall of the Axis.

A chronology of the World War II battle that claimed 1,500 lives and wounded over 6,000. Examines the theory that the 72-day battle was strategically unnecessary.

Chronicles one of World War II's most infamous atrocities, the massacre of 86 American prisoners of war by the German SS in 1945. Includes an account of the war crimes trial in which 72 Germans were convicted for their part in the killings.