Rise of the Nazis

At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow ruthless dictator Stalin. He tries to deceive Stalin with a plan to invade Britain, all while preparing an attack on the Soviet Union. This is the story of the Eastern Front of the Second World War which many see as its defining conflict. It was a campaign that saw some of the most brutal and inhumane warfare in all of history.

It’s 1942, and Hitler has just lost the battle of Moscow. The German Army are now bogged down in the Russian winter and desperately need fuel and resources. Hitler and Stalin take charge of their armies - with no one to hold them back. In Stalin, Hitler has met his match - it's now a fight to the death.

After Stalingrad the physical and mental stress on Hitler is immense. As the Nazi war machine faces defeat on the Eastern Front, Hitler retreats. Deep rifts emerge; his inner circle vies for power. The resistance gets a student voice and an enemy within plots to kill Hitler. For once there is no master plan. Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany back from the abyss.