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Dunkirk (September 1, 1939)

Europe is under Hitler's Blitzkrieg. To keep France free, 400,000 English soldeirs have manned the battlefields. Germany's strength is too great and pushes the British to the coast town of Dunkirk where they are are trapped. With the German army massing to surround them, an armada of every kind of boat forms to transport them back to England against all odds. The dramatic rescue of 338,000 will be known as the miracle of Dunkirk.

The Battle of Norway (early 1940)

Early in the war, the Germans decide they need to guarentee access to the Norwegian port of Narvik to ensure their supplies of Swedish ore. The British, however, send destroyers to up-end the German plan. Fierce sea battles result in the loss of many ships and soldiers. One German who was there tells his story.

The Bombing of England (Fall, 1940)

After invading France, Hitler is planning to cross the Channel. His only obstacle is the Royal Air Force. Determined to decimate British air strength, the Luftwaffe forces the RAF into the air. Throughout the summer of 1940, both sides lose an incredible number of daring flyers in what becomes one of the most important battles of the war.

The Battle of Malta (June 1941)

In 1941, Mussolini desperate wants to wrest the tiny island of Malta from the British for control of the Mediterranean. When his inadequate air force fails to bomb the Maltese into submission, Hitler's Luftwaffe joins the campaign. Malta becomes the most bombed target of the war but the British and the Maltese refuse to surrender.