The BEST episodes of WWII in Color: Road to Victory season 1
Every episode of WWII in Color: Road to Victory season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of WWII in Color: Road to Victory season 1!
Gripping historical footage and expert commentary give detailed insights into the leading figures and decisive turning points of World War II.
#1 - The Race for Berlin
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/22/2021
Angling for power in the postwar world, Stalin tricks the Allies - and his own generals - to ensure the Red Army wins the race to Berlin in April 1945.
#2 - Iwo Jima
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/22/2021
In early 1945, US Marines invade Iwo Jima and face an appallingly bloody battle for control of the island, to the dismay of the public back home.
#3 - The Battle of the Philippine Sea
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2021
In June 1944, a monumental battle between American and Japanese aircraft carriers in the Philippine Sea turns the tide in the Pacific.
#4 - The Battle of the Atlantic
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/22/2021
U-boat "wolf packs" ravage Allied convoys early in the war, but ingenuity, new technology and a bit of luck help the Allies turn the tide by 1943.
#5 - The Invasion of Italy
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2021
Hoping for a swift victory, Allied armies invade Italy in September 1943, but the fighting quickly grinds down to a bloody, months long campaign.
#6 - The Invasion of North Africa
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/2021
In late 1942, America enters the war in North Africa, where the British have been battling the Germans and Italians for control of the Suez Canal.
#7 - The Battle of Kursk
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2021
Desperate for a victory in the East, Germany attacks toward Kursk in the summer of 1943 and triggers a monumental tank battle with the Soviet Union.
#8 - Dunkirk
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/22/2021
In May 1940, a German offensive traps the British on the French coast, but a heroic civilian effort evacuates the troops and inspires an entire nation.
#9 - The Liberation of Paris
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/22/2021
Paris suffers under German occupation throughout the war, until Resistance fighters within the city rise up to drive them out in August 1944.
#10 - Okinawa
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/22/2021
US forces invade Okinawa in April 1945, and months of fighting and dreadful casualties persuade Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.