When almost nothing seems to stand in his way Hitler invades Poland and the world is on the brink of war. Footage of the Fuhrer at his Alpine chalet is intercut with haunting images of persecuted Jews in the Lodz Ghetto and Stalins' gulags.
German soldiers film precious military equipment abandoned by british troops on the shores of Dunkirk; thousands of French civilians are filmed fleeing Paris; and Londoners dig themselves out from daily bombings.
The German army struggles toward Moscow in the brutal Russian winter while in North Africa soldiers fry eggs on the surfaces of their tanks. Japan launches a surprise attack on the US at Pearl Harbour.