Rise of the Nazis
See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power and usher in the death of democracy.

Barbarossa
S2 Ep1 | 55m 38s
The battles on the Eastern Front are viewed by many as the defining conflict of WWII.

Stalingrad
S2 Ep2 | 55m 51s
It’s 1942, and Hitler has just lost the Battle of Moscow. German troops are desperate.

Home Front
S2 Ep3 | 56m 5s
After Stalingrad, Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany from the abyss.

Politics
S1 Ep1 | 55m 45s
See the events that propel Hitler from the fringes to the heart of the government.

The First Six Months in Power
S1 Ep2 | 55m 21s
Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.

Night of the Long Knives
S1 Ep3 | 55m 45s
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base.

Fascist Gains in German Election
S1 Ep1 | 1m 58s
When the Nazi Party takes control with 37 percent of the vote, Hitler strikes.

Episode 2 Preview | The First Six Months in Power
S1 Ep2 | 30s
Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.

The Fight Against Democracy
S1 Ep2 | 2m 43s
The Storm Troopers start a large-scale operation to fight inner enemies.

Heinrich Himmler and the SS
S1 Ep2 | 2m 5s
Heinrich Himmler and the SS saw themselves as Hitler’s most loyal soldiers.

The Loyal Heinrich
S1 Ep2 | 2m 33s
Heinrich Himmler had Hitler’s approval and knew which buttons to push.

Episode 3 Preview | Night of the Long Knives
S1 Ep3 | 30s
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base.

Edgar Jung and Hitler's Downfall
S1 Ep3 | 2m 38s
Edgar Jung, a right-wing intellectual, secretly plots Hitler’s downfall.

The Plot Against Ernst Röhm
S1 Ep3 | 2m 31s
Himmler plans to exploit Röhm’s weakness to eliminate him and the Storm Troopers.
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