War II: Total War
A film record, suitable for schools, of the war years of 1939 to 1945, showing major developments from the rise of Nazism in Germany to the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima. It does not minimize the brutality of war, but shows how this "total war," unlike wars of the past that engaged only the men of the fighting front, involved in varying degree almost every individual of every nation.
Where to Watch
No US streaming subscription carries this title right now.
Top Cast
More Like This

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

The Soviet Story

Nazi Concentration Camps

The War on Democracy

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

Ararat

King Rat

Uprising

The Atomic Cafe

Einstein and the Bomb

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

The Age of Stupid

The Scarlet and the Black

Night Will Fall

The Battle of Midway

The Battle of San Pietro

For Sama

Father Soldier Son

The Monuments Men

Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk