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In August 1944, five years after the start of World War II, the people of Warsaw, armed with just a few guns and gasoline bombs, rose up against the German occupation of their city. The uprising was meant to last just 48 hours. Instead, it went on for two months. A quarter of a million people were killed and the Polish capital was razed to the ground. It was one of the great tragedies of World War II, and yet it is rarely talked about outside Poland. This new documentary from American RadioWorks tells the story of the Warsaw Uprising from the point of view of those who were there.

Red Runs the Vistula: The Warsaw Uprising of 1944

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