The BEST episodes written by Ben Kaplan

#1 - End Game

WWII in HD - Season 1 - Episode 10

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.

#2 - Striking Distance

WWII in HD - Season 1 - Episode 7

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.

#3 - Hard Way Back

WWII in HD - Season 1 - Episode 2

The Allies take on the daunting forces of the Axis, with victory far from certain. Charles Scheffel battles Rommel's forces in Tunisia and Jack Werner faces bitter combat in the northern Pacific.

#4 - Battle Stations

WWII in HD - Season 1 - Episode 4

The Allies lay plans for the invasion of France; Bert Stiles and the 8th Air Force attempt to clear the skies over Normandy, while the Pacific remains a quagmire. D-Day arrives.

#5 - Point of No Return

WWII in HD - Season 1 - Episode 6

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

#6 - Glory and Guts

WWII in HD - Season 1 - Episode 8

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.

#7 - Day of Days

WWII in HD - Season 1 - Episode 5

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

#8 - Bloody Resolve

WWII in HD - Season 1 - Episode 3

The Marines assault Tarawa in one of the bloodiest battles yet waged. MacArthur island-hops and Italy's front lines claim a casualty.

#9 - Washington (part 1)

History Channel Documentaries - Season 2020 - Episode 1

Washington tells the story of how a fatherless young soldier full of personal ambition becomes a leader of men willing to sacrifice all for the common cause. How a once-loyal British subject rises to battle an empire in a liberty-or-death campaign to forge a new nation. And then how, at the zenith of his power, the victorious general voluntarily steps down, becoming what King George III would call “the greatest man in the world.” Believing his public duty complete, he heads into retirement ready to be a farmer. But with the young country on the verge of collapse, he is once again called to lead, creating the most powerful and successful democracy in history. You may think you know George Washington, but there’s more to our preeminent founding father than you’ve been told. Washington chips away the marble to reveal the man at the heart of our nation’s story. You’ll never look at George Washington, or the founding of our country, the same way again.

#10 - Washington (part 2)

History Channel Documentaries - Season 2020 - Episode 2

#11 - Washington (part 3)

History Channel Documentaries - Season 2020 - Episode 3