Last Days Of WWII: July 22 - July 28 (Full Frame)

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As the last vestiges of Japanese resistance crumble, Truman announces his intention to drop the atomic bomb. As World War II neared completion, the Axis powers tried increasingly desperate strategies in last-ditch efforts to slow the Allies' inexorable advance. The "Last Days of WWII" is a comprehensive, step-by-step account of the crucial decisions and personalities that culminated in Allied victory. In Burma, 5,000 Japanese troops, trapped in the Pegu Hills, attempt to make a break east towards the Sittang River. In the Philippines, all organized Japanese resistance in the Sarangani Bay area ends. At the Potsdam Conference, President Truman announces that the atom bomb will be used against the Japanese as soon after August 3rd as is possible. And in New York, a freak accident leaves a B-25 bomber implanted into the side of the Empire State Building. This episode of "Last Days of WWII" also chronicles the wartime career of Winston Churchill, who became Britain's Prime Minister on the day Germany attacked France and the Low Countries. The decisions and personalities which shaped the war's end come alive, One of the most exhaustive, authoritative films on the subject ever made, Filled with expert commentary and rare archival footage.