A Century on Film - Season 1 Episode 7 -

The outbreak of World War II. In September 1939, Germany invades Poland and quickly succeeds in conquering much of Europe. Private footage shows Hitler triumphantly inspecting a fallen Paris. His systematic persecution of the Jews proceeds unfettered as people turn a blind eye. America remains neutral reflecting local sentiment, but as Hitler moves into the Soviet Union, and then Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, the war becomes a worldwide affair.