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Before Pearl Harbor: Phony War (0:46)

The winter of 1939-1940 was a "phony war" because there were no battles on land. France waited behind the Maginot line hoping German forces would starve.

World War II: Airplanes 1 (0:45)

From the Archives of Discovery: Watch this historical footage of airplanes during World War II. Learn more about airplanes in this video.

20th Century Battlefields: 1942 Stalingrad 2 (3:07)

Stunning CGI graphics bring to life the massive Soviet counterstroke that doomed the German 6th Army. Learn more about World War II in this video.

20th Century Battlefields: 1942 Stalingrad 1 (2:48)

Hitler's 6th Army clashes with fanatical Soviet defenders in their opening bid to seize Stalin's city. Learn more about World War II in this video.

World War II: Airplanes 2 (0:47)

From the Archives of Discovery: Watch this historical footage of airplanes during World War II. Learn more about airplanes in this video.

Hitler: Slave Labor and the Concentration Camps (2:13)

Large numbers of Europeans were rounded up and put to work in German factories as slave labor. Hitler ordered the "Final Solution to the Jewish Problem."

Hitler: Attacks on England and Russia (1:33)

Hitler bombed London in the Blitz and was surprised when it did not surrender. He then moved on to try and invade the Soviet Union.

Hitler: Invasions in Europe (6:52)

Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland, annexed Austria, and moved into the Sudetenland, Poland, Belgium, Holland and France.

Hitler: Military and Propaganda Campaigns (5:53)

Hitler began to rearm and repudiate sections of the Treaty of Versailles, and, in reaction, Britain followed a course of appeasement.

Hitler: The German People (2:14)

Hitler appealed to German youth, playing on the humiliation of previous defeats, ascribing them to the Jews. He touted the achievements of the Nazi Party and promised a glorious future for German-speaking people.

Hitler: Fuhrer: Chancellor of the Reich (4:17)

Hitler made himself dictator legally, with the overwhelming support of the German people. Opponents were sent to concentration camps, and anti-Semitic laws wee passed.