Based on the title of General Eisenhower's book, combat film from from World War II. This was the first documentary series produced for television.
Aired: May 5, 1949 The surrender at Reims ended the major phase of the European Theater of WWII....
Aired: May 12, 1949 The draft law of 1940 is passed and American men are inducted into the Army. ...
Aired: May 19, 1949 President Roosevelt lectures Americans on their conduct. Churchill visits the...
Aired: May 26, 1949 Americans arrive in Britain, try to get along with the British civilians, and...
5. Africa: Our First Offensive
Aired: Jun 2, 1949The Troops of Operation Torch come from the U.S. and Britain. U.S. industry i...
Aired: Jun 9, 1949 Eisenhower has to deal with keeping the French in North Africa from causing t...
Aired: Jun 16, 1949 Eisenhower describes how the Allies squeezed Rommel's forces in Tunisia. The ...
Aired: Jun 23, 1949 The decision is made at Casablanca to invade Sicily. Pantelleria is bombed an...
Aired: Jun 30, 1949 General Montgomery attacks Italy across the Strait of Messina. A landing is m...
10. Rise and Fall of a Dictator
Aired: Jul 7, 1949On July 25th, 1943, Benito Mussolini is ousted from power. We then flashback ...
Aired: Jul 14, 1949 The Italian campaign was termed by most GIs as the toughest campaign in the E...
Aired: Jul 21, 1949 Eisenhower tours the Italian Front in December, 1943. The terrain and weather...
Aired: Jul 28, 1949 Eisenhower works with the Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff to plan the invasion o...
Aired: Aug 6, 1949 Paratroops are dropped into France in the early hours of June 6th. Forty-one ...
15. Beachhead and Breakthrough
Aired: Aug 11, 1949Eisenhower inspects the landing beaches and we see the "Mulberry" harbors put...
Aired: Aug 18, 1949 The German attack at Mortain is defeated with the help of Allied air power. T...
Aired: Aug 25, 1949 Operation Anvil-Dragoon lands in Southern France on August 15, 1944. The troo...
Aired: Sep 1, 1949 The supply services strain to the utmost to supply the Allied advance. Equipm...
Aired: Sep 8, 1949 This film recounts the air offensive against Nazi Germany after the RAF had s...
Aired: Sep 15, 1949 The opening shows the American capture of Strasbourg from the Germans, follow...
Aired: Sep 22, 1949 The Allies cross the Rhine River into Germany in the early part of 1945. The ...
Aired: Sep 28, 1949 The Western Allies entrap a large part of the German Army in the Ruhr Pocket,...
Aired: Oct 5, 1949 This installment talks about the lessons learned, both military and diplomati...
24. American Military Government
Aired: Oct 12, 1949The post-war government of Germany is shown. The U.S. in Cologne puts things ...
Aired: Oct 19, 1949 Russian and American attitudes about fighting war are compared. The Germans s...
Aired: Oct 26, 1949 This final installment is review of the entire series. Highlights deal with t...
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Current Status: Ended
Network: ABC
Production Country: United States
Genres: War, Documentary, News
