Crushing Defeat

Apocalypse: The Second World War is the epic story of World War II. The series gives insight into the experiences of the millions of soldiers, who fought from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as well as the civilians whose homes were destroyed and lives disrupted, as they were caught up in the cataclysm of war. To tell this story, the best footage of World War II has been painstakingly transformed into colour using digital techniques. Along with original colour home movies, it gives a completely new perspective on one of the great events of the last century. This episode tells the story of Hitler's lightning invasion of France and its rapid collapse, of the evacuation from Dunkirk, and of the summer of 1940 when Britain fought on alone. In new digital colour, the programme shows the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.