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The Untold History of the United States

Chapter 1: World War Two (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, History, War

The Untold History of the United States examines World War II. It offers special attention to the Spanish Civil War, Roosevelt's desire to enter the war on the side of the allies, the strategic Japanese decisions that led up to Pearl ...See moreThe Untold History of the United States examines World War II. It offers special attention to the Spanish Civil War, Roosevelt's desire to enter the war on the side of the allies, the strategic Japanese decisions that led up to Pearl Harbor Attack, and the often overlooked role that the Soviet Union had in winning the war. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less
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Director
Writers
Matt Graham (written by) | Peter Kuznick (written by) | Oliver Stone (written by)
Composers
Craig Armstrong (original music by) | Adam Peters
Editor
Alex Márquez (as Alex Marquez)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 12, 2012

Release date
Nov 12, 2012 (United States)

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Oliver Stone
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Chris Edgerly
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Alan Shearman
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Alex Veadov
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Jim Ward
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self - Manhattan Project Coordinator (archive footage) (as Robert Oppenheimer) Self - Manhattan Project Coordinator (archive footage) (as Robert Oppenheimer)   See fewer
Leslie Groves
Self - Brigadier General, U.S. Army (archive footage) Self - Brigadier General, U.S. Army (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self - Chancellor of Germany (archive footage) Self - Chancellor of Germany (archive footage)   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Self - Italian Head of Government (archive footage) Self - Italian Head of Government (archive footage)   See fewer
Francisco Franco
Self - Spanish General (archive footage) Self - Spanish General (archive footage)   See fewer
Pablo Picasso
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self - Soviet Union Head of Government (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self - Soviet Union Head of Government (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Neville Chamberlain
Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage)   See fewer
Édouard Daladier
Self - Prime Minister of France (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of France (archive footage)   See fewer
Kai-Shek Chiang
Self - Chairman of the National Government of China (archive footage) (as Generalissimo Jiang Jieshi) Self - Chairman of the National Government of China (archive footage) (as Generalissimo Jiang Jieshi)   See fewer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Self - Foreign Minister of German Affairs (archive footage) Self - Foreign Minister of German Affairs (archive footage)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Wallace
Self - Secretary of Agriculture (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Agriculture (archive footage)   See fewer
George Washington Carver
Self - American Scientist (archive footage) Self - American Scientist (archive footage)   See fewer
Eleanor Roosevelt
Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage) Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
John N. Garner
Self - Vice President of the United States (archive footage) Self - Vice President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Lev Trotskiy
Self - Commissar of Foreign Affairs and War (archive footage) (as Leon Trotsky) Self - Commissar of Foreign Affairs and War (archive footage) (as Leon Trotsky)   See fewer
Harry S. Truman
Self - Senator, Missouri (archive footage) Self - Senator, Missouri (archive footage)   See fewer
Elliott Roosevelt
Self - United States Army Air Force (archive footage) Self - United States Army Air Force (archive footage)   See fewer
Douglas MacArthur
Self - Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (archive footage) (as Gen. Douglas MacArthur) Self - Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (archive footage) (as Gen. Douglas MacArthur)   See fewer
Chester W. Nimitz
Self - Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (archive footage) (as Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz) Self - Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (archive footage) (as Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz)   See fewer
Fritz Strassmann
Self - German Physicist (archive footage) Self - German Physicist (archive footage)   See fewer
Otto Hahn
Self - German Physicist (archive footage) Self - German Physicist (archive footage)   See fewer
Leó Szilárd
Self - Physicist (archive footage) (as Leo Szilard) Self - Physicist (archive footage) (as Leo Szilard)   See fewer
Albert Einstein
Self - Physicist (archive footage) Self - Physicist (archive footage)   See fewer
Enrico Fermi
Self - Physicist (archive footage) Self - Physicist (archive footage)   See fewer
George C. Marshall
Self - United States Army Chief of Staff (archive footage) Self - United States Army Chief of Staff (archive footage)   See fewer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self - Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe (archive footage) Self - Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe (archive footage)   See fewer
Friedrich Paulus
Self - German Field Marshall (archive footage) Self - German Field Marshall (archive footage)   See fewer
Greg Berg
Gen. Curtis LeMay (voice) Gen. Curtis LeMay (voice)   See fewer
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