The World Wars (2014)

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WW1 made Roosevelt a man. WW2 made him a legend.

The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

• Released: 2014-05-26
• Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
• Seasons: 1, 3 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 30m
• Network: History
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 28 votes

Top cast

• Dean Gosdin as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Ian Beyts as Winston Churchill
• David Mitchum Brown as Harry S. Truman
• C. Conrad Cady as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
• Jonathan Hartman as Benito Mussolini
• Don Meehan Jr as Charles DeGaulle
• Michael Perrie Jr. as Young DeGaulle
• Jacopo Rampini as Young Stalin
• Daniel Martin Berkey as Elder General Douglas MacArthur
• Jeremy Renner as Narrator

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The World Wars

• United States: stream on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel, History; watch free on Hoopla, Spectrum On Demand, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Discovery+, Discovery+ Amazon Channel
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: watch free on Hoopla; buy on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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