The World at War (1973)
1939–1945 · Resource
Thames Television's 26 episodes, Olivier narrating. Still the definitive WWII series.
On these timelines: Documentaries, Resources: Combined
Around 1939
- World War II (1939)
- Indian independence and Partition (1947)
- The Holocaust (1941)
- Founding of the State of Israel (1948)
- Cold War (1947)
- Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany (1933)
- D-Day (Operation Overlord) (1944)
- Pop music: the 1930s (1930)
- Pop music: the 1940s (1940)
- Great Depression (1929)