Weeks of War on SBS – For more than 420 weeks, between 1937 and 1945, somewhere in the world a battle raged. What made the news in and around the biggest events of WWII?
At any given moment during these years there were countless things happening on and off the battlefield, stories that history seldom touches.
By analysing the events in 41 critical weeks of WWII, we explore how people lived and survived during the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen. Using meticulously researched archival footage and expert insights, we introduce the unusual and the unexpected, highlighting the pivotal moments of the war to create an original and engaging perspective of WWII.
Series One, Episode One:
The first weeks of a war that was to disrupt the lives of so many did not in fact start with the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939, but two years earlier on July 7th, 1937, in China. The first shots were fired by the Japanese, in an incident with the Chinese Nationalist army at the Marco Polo Bridge just outside of Beijing. Over the next two years, what started as a regional conflict would link up with the war brewing in Europe to become a global war.
Weeks Of War – New Series Premiere – Saturday, 27 May at 5,30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (8 Parts)
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