Features archival footage of the pivotal conflicts that shaped the outcome of World War II. Includes eyewitness accounts from both Allied and Axis soldiers.

Disc 1.The Canadian Army at war & at peace -- Part 1: The Canadian Army at war & at peace -- Part 2: Canada at war: the newsreels -- Part 3: Canada on the home front: the newsreels -- Disc 2. The Reich triumphant -- Part 1: Invasion of Europe -- Part 2: North Africa and the Mediterranean -- Part 3: The Italian campaign -- Disc 3. Germany's defeat -- Part 1: Return to France -- Part 2: Fall of the Third Reich.