Voices of Liberation

The writings and eyewitness accounts of wartime participants help trace the story of Europe's liberation during WWII in this historical docuseries.

Documentary

Seasons

1. Preparing for D-Day

Air Date: 2022-05-02

A letter from Stalin, a British soldier's diary entry and a message from a US soldier to his mother help illustrate the Allies' preparation for D-Day.

2. D-Day

Air Date: 2022-05-02

A message intercepted by Bletchley Park, a US soldier’s interview and a dispatch from Stalin to Churchill help to depict the harrowing events of D-Day.

3. The Battle of Normandy

Air Date: 2022-05-02

The taxing Allied campaign to liberate Normandy inspires a British officer's poem, a US soldier’s letter to his brother and a speech from Eisenhower.

4. The Liberation of Paris

Air Date: 2022-05-02

A Parisian’s diary, a letter by a member of the French Resistance and a French officer’s journal narrate the liberation of Paris from German occupation.

5. The Liberation of Brussels and Antwerp

Air Date: 2022-05-02

A radio message from Eisenhower and a newspaper article help to describe the demanding Allied push to liberate Belgium.

6. Operation Market Garden

Air Date: 2022-05-02

A British soldier’s letter, a note from Eisenhower and an officer’s poem illuminate the ill-fated Allied operation in the Netherlands.

7. The Battle of the Scheldt and Texel

Air Date: 2022-05-02

To secure the Scheldt, the Allies mounted a difficult campaign as revealed by an officer's diary, a soldier's letter and a British radio message.

8. The Horror of Hürtgenwald

Air Date: 2022-05-02

A mother’s poem and a passage from a Hemingway novel lay bare the Allied offensive into the treacherous Hürtgen Forest.

9. The Battle of the Bulge

Air Date: 2022-05-02

A letter from Montgomery to Eisenhower and an impassioned speech by Patton illustrate the fierce campaign in the Ardennes region of Belgium.

10. Over the Rhine and to the Camps

Air Date: 2022-05-02

An interview from a war correspondent and a US soldier’s letter help describe the Allied crossing of the Rhine and the liberation of concentration camps.