World War II With Tom Hanks | HISTORY Playlist World War II With Tom Hanks World War II With Tom Hanks revisits defining moments in one of history's most devastating conflicts. 13 videos How Europe Descended Into the Holocaust As Hitler’s influence extends beyond Germany and darkness descends across Europe, his hateful rhetoric fuels anti-Jewish persecution and, ultimately, genocide. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 7, “Darkness Falls.” New episodes Mondays at 8/7c. World War IIThe Atomic Bomb Changes the Course of the War The most terrible weapon ever created changes the course of the war in the Pacific. World War IIThe Dawn of the Nuclear Age The end of the Second World War and the dawn of the nuclear age saw its two great victors go from allies to adversaries. World War IIThe Pacific Campaign Reaches a Fever Pitch The Pacific campaign reaches a brutal and bloody fever pitch from 1944 to 1945. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 17, "No Surrender." World War IIHow Germany and Japan Took Different Paths to Defeat As the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, the leaders of Germany and Japan deploy opposite strategies on their home fronts. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 15, "Home Front." World War IIThe End of Benito Mussolini The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but instead endure a months-long slog with devastating results. World War IIStalingrad: One of the Deadliest Battles Ever Fought Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad—becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front. World War IIEspionage, Deception and Codebreaking Behind the fierce frontline clashes of World War II, a hidden battle rages—one of espionage, deception and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics races to crack Germany’s seemingly unbreakable Enigma code, helping to change the course of the war. See more in this clip from World War II with Tom Hanks, Season 1, Episode 9, “Secrets and Lies.” Behind the fierce frontline clashes of World War II, a hidden battle rages—one of espionage, deception and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics races to crack Germany’s seemingly unbreakable Enigma code, helping to change the course of the war. See more in this clip from World War II with Tom Hanks, Season 1, Episode 9, “Secrets and Lies.” World War IIThousands of Inexperienced US Troops Face Off During Operation Torch In Operation Torch, the first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops—and their untested leader, Eisenhower—face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshall Erwin Rommel. Now Playing World War IIHow Europe Descended Into the Holocaust As Hitler’s influence extends beyond Germany and darkness descends across Europe, his hateful rhetoric fuels anti-Jewish persecution and, ultimately, genocide. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 7, “Darkness Falls.” New episodes Mondays at 8/7c. World War IIAmerica's Terrifying Battle to Control the Seas The story of how America’s battle to control the seas against the terrifying German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan’s fearsome Navy in the Pacific ultimately turns the tide of the war. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 5, "The War at Sea." World War IIChurchill Defends Britain from the Blitz After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 2, "Blitz." #WorldWarIIWithTomHanks World War IIThe Attack on Pearl Harbor Changed Everything Japan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing US sanctions and widespread outrage. Driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that will reshape the course of World War II. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 4, "Pearl Harbor." World War IIOperation Barbarossa: Invasion of the Soviet Union The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 3, "Barbarossa." HISTORY EducationHISTORY Vault™HISTORY AppsHISTORY en Español®Military HISTORY®Newsletter Sign UpShare Your OpinionsFAQ / Contact Us Advertise with UsA+E Factual Studios™A+E Studios®Employment OpportunitiesAccessibility SupportTV Parental Guidelines Advertise with UsA+E Factual Studios™A+E Studios®Employment OpportunitiesAccessibility SupportTV Parental Guidelines © 2026, A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyCopyright PolicyCookie NoticeAd Choices