Tom Hanks explaining why your grandpa's stories barely scratched the surface.
Season 1 • Episode 9
LatestBehind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages - one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's unbreakable Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
Explores WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and the human cost of total war.
Direction
Archival footage woven with haunting precision.
Writing
Hanks's narration finds poetry in statistics.
Production
Maps that finally make European theater click.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hanks spent six months in London archives personally selecting footage, rejecting sanitized military-approved reels.
Released amid debates over historical monuments, the series deliberately spotlights Axis soldiers' letters to humanize without excusing.
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