The Nazis: A Warning from History

The Nazis: A Warning from History

Documentary film series that examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' rise to power, their zenith, their decline and fall, and the consequences of their reign featuring archive footage and interviews with eyewitnesses.

Genre: Documentary

Director: Laurence Rees

Cast:Samuel West


1Season 1

The Nazis: A Warning from History: Season 1 (1997): Episode 1 - Helped into Power

September 10, 1997

By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy.

2Season 1

The Nazis: A Warning from History: Season 1 (1997): Episode 2 - Chaos and Consent

September 17, 1997

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo.

3Season 1

The Nazis: A Warning from History: Season 1 (1997): Episode 3 - The Wrong War

September 24, 1997

How Hitler found himself at war with Britain, a country whose achievements he admired.

4Season 1

The Nazis: A Warning from History: Season 1 (1997): Episode 4 - The Wild East

October 1, 1997

New insights into the Nazi reign of terror in Poland.

5Season 1

The Nazis: A Warning from History: Season 1 (1997): Episode 5 - The Road to Treblinka

October 8, 1997

How the invasion of the Soviet Union radicalised the Nazi policy against the Jews.

6Season 1

The Nazis: A Warning from History: Season 1 (1997): Episode 6 - Fighting to the End

October 15, 1997

Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end.