The acclaimed 26-part documentary series on the Second World War.
After a succession of victories in the early years of the war, the rulers of Japan believe that they have the strength to bend Britain and the United States to their will, but this belief proves to be a serious miscalculation. By 1944 Japan is facing severe food, metal and fuel shortages and, with the monumental defeats at Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, morale has never been lower. But worse is to come with the terrible weapon that is soon to be unleashed on Hiroshima. Narrated by Laurence Olivier.
First shown on ITV