Professor Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, by chronicling how the story of the battle has changed. As new information has come to light, and forgotten stories are remembered, the history of World War Two evolves. The BBC has followed that evolution, and this programme examines the most important stories, and how our understanding of them has been re-defined since the war ended over 70 years ago.

Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
6.4/10

Waiting for Anya
2020
6.2/10

Battle of the Bulge
1965
6.9/10

WWII From Space
2012
7.3/10

Tobruk
1967
6.4/10

The Last Rifleman
2023
6.6/10

Battleground
1949
6.7/10

Overlord
1975
6.7/10

Mister Roberts
1955
7.0/10

Five Came Back
2017
7.9/10

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966
5.9/10

The One That Got Away
1957
6.8/10

The Cruel Sea
1953
6.9/10

A Walk in the Sun
1945
5.8/10

Shoulder Arms
1918
6.8/10

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995
7.2/10

The Untold History Of The United States
2012
8.2/10

Eichmann
2007
6.0/10

Darkest Hour
2017
7.4/10

Wormwood
2017
6.9/10
Looking for Angelina
2005
0/10