WWII From Space

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DocumentaryHistoryWar

WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a satellite view of the conflict, allowing you to experience it in a way that puts key events and tipping points in a global perspective. By re-creating groundbreaking moments that could never have been captured on camera, and by illustrating the importance of simultaneity and the hidden effects of crucial incidents, HISTORY presents the war's monumental moments in a never-before-seen context. And with new information brought to the forefront, you'll better understand how a nation ranked 19th in the world's militaries in 1939 emerged six years later as the planet's only atomic superpower.

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Cast

Corey Johnson

Narrator (voice)

Geoffrey Wawro

Self - University of North Texas

Patrick W. Singer

Self - 21st Century Defence Initiative, Brookings

Bob Jefferey

Self - Worldwide Chairman & CEO, JWT

Chris Semancik

Self - U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir

Raymond V. Mason

Self - Lt. Gen., Kev Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, G4

James Jay Carafano

Self - The Heritage Foundation

Michael Vernillo

Self - Sergeant, 29th Infantry Division - Omaha Beach

David M. Kennedy

Self

Kevin Farrell

Self - Colonel, United States Military Academy, West Point

Dr. Conrad C. Crane

Self - Army Heritage & Education Center, Carlisle, PA

Donald Stratton

Self - Seaman First Class, USS Arizona

Richard Overy

Self - Prof., University of Exeter

Patrick Porter

Self - University of Reading

WWII From Space

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