
WWII From Space
Dec 07 2012
•1h 28m
•Documentary, History, War
WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a satellite view of the conflict, allowing you to experience it in a way that puts key events and tipping points in a global perspective. By re-creating groundbreaking moments that could never have been captured on camera, and by illustrating the importance of simultaneity and the hidden effects of crucial incidents, HISTORY presents the war's monumental moments in a never-before-seen context. And with new information brought to the forefront, you'll better understand how a nation ranked 19th in the world's militaries in 1939 emerged six years later as the planet's only atomic superpower.
Cast
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Corey Johnson
Narrator (voice)
Geoffrey Wawro
Self - University of North Texas
Patrick W. Singer
Self - 21st Century Defence Initiative, Brookings
Bob Jefferey
Self - Worldwide Chairman & CEO, JWT
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