Synopsis
Charles Wheeler examines events on the German side.
- Programme: The Road to War
- Episode: 2: Germany
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1989
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Add Notes
More clips from The Road To War
1: Great Britain | The Road to War
1: Great Britain | The Road to War
Charles Wheeler looks at how Neville Chamberlain tried to preserve the illusion of British Imperial power.
3: Soviet Union | The Road to War
3: Soviet Union | The Road to War
Charles Wheeler examines the role of the Soviet Union in the war, and Stalin's relationship with Hitler.
4: Italy | The Road to War
4: Italy | The Road to War
Charles Wheeler examines the role played by Italy.
5: France | The Road to War
5: France | The Road to War
In this programme, he discusses the economic and political problems France faced in the aftermath of victory in World War I and asks why this led...
6: Japan | The Road to War
6: Japan | The Road to War
This episode traces Japan's road to war from drawing plans to destroy the US fleet in the Pacific (1907) to the Pearl Harbour attack (1941).
7: USA | The Road to War
7: USA | The Road to War
Using archive footage and eyewitness accounts, this instalment looks at the USA's isolationism and events leading up to bombing of Pearl Harbor.
8: Global War | The Road to War
8: Global War | The Road to War
Charles Wheeler shows how Germany's desire for expansion in eastern Europe, starting with Poland, developed into a worldwide conflict.
More resources about World War II
1: Advance Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
1: Advance Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
Andrew Marr revisits Britain in 1945 and finds the country victorious but nearly bankrupt, beginning a battle ...
Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
Hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops find themselves in an impossible situation. Christopher Nolan's epic wartime action thriller.
S1E4: Hiroshima | Days That Shook the World
S1E4: Hiroshima | Days That Shook the World
Documentary recalling 6 August 1945, when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, with testimony from American colonel Paul Tibbe...
3: The Wrong War | Nazis: A Warning from History
3: The Wrong War | Nazis: A Warning from History
A look at how Hitler found himself at war with Britain - a country whose achievements he admired - and allied to his ideolog...
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
Dramatic reconstruction of the devastating impact of the first atomic bomb to be used against people on the citizens of Hiroshima.
6: Why Appeasement? | Twentieth Century History
6: Why Appeasement? | Twentieth Century History
A look back at at the inter war years and the events leading up to the Second World War. The programme also examines the dipl...
8: Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima | Twentieth Century History
8: Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima | Twentieth Century History
On 7th December 1941, Japanese planes bombed the US fleet at Pearl Harbour. Programme looks at what caused Japan to...
8: Their Finest Hour | Battlefield Britain
8: Their Finest Hour | Battlefield Britain
Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle o...
3: Soviet Union | The Road to War
3: Soviet Union | The Road to War
Charles Wheeler examines the role of the Soviet Union in the war, and Stalin's relationship with Hitler.
5: The Road to Treblinka | Nazis: A Warning from History
5: The Road to Treblinka | Nazis: A Warning from History
Documentary showing how the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 was a crucial catalyst for the radicalisa...
German youth | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler
German youth | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler
Hitler targeted the German youth, he wanted to indoctrinate them with Nazi ideology as early as possible.
2: Distant War | The World at War
2: Distant War | The World at War
An uneasy calm settles on Britain as Churchill replaces Chamberlain as prime minister.
4: The Wild East | Nazis: A Warning from History
4: The Wild East | Nazis: A Warning from History
This film provides insights into how the Nazis' reign of terror in Poland was characterised by huge population upheavals, ch...
7: Britain Alone | Twentieth Century History
7: Britain Alone | Twentieth Century History
Programme looks at how Britain fought Germany alone after the fall of Europe in June 1940.
Episode 1 | 1940s House
Episode 1 | 1940s House
Reality show where a contemporary family are placed in a house for a number of months in an attempt to live under the conditions experienced in warti...
In Sight of Home: The Iolaire
In Sight of Home: The Iolaire
Documentary providing a moving account of the HMY Iolaire, which tragically sank on New Year's Day 1919 and is arguably the greatest tragedy to...
2: Churchill | Secrets of Leadership
2: Churchill | Secrets of Leadership
Andrew Roberts reveals many of Churchill's weaknesses as a subordinate in charge of the Royal Navy, and the great strengths they became ...
4: Italy | The Road to War
4: Italy | The Road to War
Charles Wheeler examines the role played by Italy.
Dunkirk (2004)
Dunkirk (2004)
The Allies are in retreat, but the Navy can only pick up a few soldiers and Churchill is advised to make peace to save the rest.
S1E3 | A House Through Time
S1E3 | A House Through Time
The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. David Olusoga follows the story from 1891 to 1945, through two W...