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Heavily outnumbered, the Germans must make clever use of Sicily’s rugged landscape to attempt a fighting retreat to the Italian mainland - and safety. 44:05 Expired
Armed with one of the most famous generals of WWII, Erwin Rommel, Hitler takes on the Allies in the epic Desert War - a campaign which will dictate the course of the war. 44:08 Expired
As Japan advances into Burma, it builds a 258-mile railway through the toughest terrain known to man to protect its South East Asian empire. 44:07 Expired
To dominate the Pacific, Japan must rule the skies. They need a runway in the middle of the ocean. It’s an impossible task, but nothing will stop them. 44:05 Expired
May 1940, and the Nazi war machine reaches the English Channel. Hitler plans to destroy Britain’s air power and land troops in southern England. 44:08 Expired
January 1943. With defeat in Russia and North Africa, Hitler now has to face a new battlefront - the fight for the skies above the fatherland itself.Season 4
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It's one of the most daring and bold operations of World War II: The Nazi's occupation and fortification of Norway, an Arctic frontline from which the Nazis can attack the Soviet Union, but also providing the possibility of an atomic bomb. 44:07 Expired
A look at how Joseph Goebbels brainwashed a nation and encouraged thousands of Germans to fight to their death or commit suicide in the Battle of Berlin. 44:07 Expired
Throughout Italy lies the remains of one of the most deadly structures of the second world war. Fortifications designed by the Nazis to slow the allied advance and transform the landscape into a death trap. Concealed bunkers. Lethal gun placements. And an impregnable fortress monastery. This is the story of Hitler's Italia... 44:06 Expired
A revolutionary German air force, spearheaded by Hitler to annihilate the enemy from the skies. Scattered across Europe are the astonishing remains of what was, at its height, the most effective combat air force of the second world war. Created from nothing. Developed in secret and fast-tracked by Hitler, pushing innovatio... 44:06 Expired
Hitler's railways: the backbone of the Third Reich. A vital part of the war machine with a dark secret. It helped facilitate the worst atrocity in history. Six million Jews murdered by a regime evil to its core. This is the story of Hitler's railways of death. 44:07 Expired
Hitler's railways: the lifeblood of the Nazi empire. The Nazi elite runs the war from a fleet of personal trains, and the power of steel and steam drives the German war machine with ruthless efficiency. But the railways also serve a darker purpose, facilitating the worst atrocity in history, transporting millions of people...Season 5 44:05
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Hitler’s final bid to win the war - a secret, surprise winter attack against the Allies. His last-ditch fight in the west - the Ardennes Offensive. 44:05 Expired
A look at how the Japanese Navy planned and executed the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941 that brought the United States into WWII. 44:06 Expired
In their battle to repel American forces, the Japanese turn their home islands into a fortress and unleash a terrifying new weapon - suicide bombers. 44:05 Expired
September, 1944. Japanese defenders mastermind a deadly defence that turns Peleliu into an island-wide megastructure that bleeds the Americans white. 44:07 Expired
June 1944. The battle for Saipan is the ultimate test of the megastructure underpinning Japan’s forces in WWII - the warrior mindset. 43:59 Expired
Spring, 1944. With D-Day approaching, the Germans aim to reinforce their coastal defences, but the allies have some ingenious tricks up their sleeves. 47:58 Expired
April 1945. Hitler is in the centre of Berlin, 10 metres underground, surrounded by 4 metre-thick concrete walls, safe from any attack the Allies can throw at him from the air. But the Russians are advancing on the ground the Red Army is lined up on the Oder River, and they’re coming for the Führer. Blocking the way are ri... 47:38 Expired
This episode explores one of the most technological advanced aeroplanes of World War II. A fighter jet that inspired a revolution in aerial warfare: the Messerschmitt Me 262. This is the remarkable story of an awe-inspiring aircraft, the subterranean bat-cave where it was built and the battle for air supremacy that decided...