The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

《南京之殇》讲述的是一群舍己为人的外国人，冒着生命危险救助受苦难的中国百姓。1937年12月13日，侵华日军攻入南京，对我同胞实施长达40多天灭绝人性的大屠杀。侵华日军的暴行将历史悠久的南京古城化为“人间地狱”。面对眼前的黑暗炼狱，20多名西方人士将内心深处的愤怒化作正义之火，坚定地选择了“永不撤离”，闪耀着人道主义的光芒。