Crusade in Europe Season 1 Episode 26 Review 1949
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This final installment is a review of the whole series. Highlights deal with the rise of Nazism, finishing with the Battle of Britain, FDR's speech asking for a declaration of war from Congress, the invasion of French North Africa, Sicily and Italy, the planning for the invasion of France, the landings in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, crossing of the Rhine and the meeting with the Russians at the Elbe.
- Released: 1949-10-27
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
- Stars: Maurice Joyce, Hugh James, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Director: Jack Glenn, W.K. Hawk, Anna Lang, Martha Schwartz, Robert W. Schofield
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1. Prelude to War 1949-05-05
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2. America's Unpreparedness 1949-05-12
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3. America Goes to War 1949-05-19
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4. Platform for Invasion 1949-05-26
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5. Africa: Our First Offensive 1949-06-02
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6. The Campaign 1949-06-09
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7. Rommel Routed 1949-06-16
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8. Sicily: Operation Husky 1949-06-23
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9. Assault on Italy 1949-06-30
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10. Rise and Fall of a Dictator 1949-07-07
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11. The G.I: Hero of the War 1949-07-14
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12. Victory in Italy 1949-07-21
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13. Preparation for Invasion 1949-07-28
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15. Beachhead and Breakthrough 1949-08-11
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16. Liberation of Paris 1949-08-18
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17. Pursuit 1949-08-25
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18. The Battle of Supply 1949-09-01
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19. The Air War 1949-09-08
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20. The Battle of the Bulge 1949-09-15
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21. Crossing the Rhine 1949-09-22
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22. Overrunning Germany 1949-09-29
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23. Victory's Aftermath 1949-10-06
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24. American Military Government 1949-10-13
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25. Russia 1949-10-20
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26. Review 1949-10-27
