War Factories
War Factories

War Factories

2019 3 Seasons 22 Episodes ⭐ 7.5 Documentary War & Politics

The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.

The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

German Aviation

The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War, beginning with how the German aviation indus

EP 2

Krupp

The story behind the Krupp company, who were responsible for the manufacture of two of Germany's most feared war product

EP 3

Vickers

The role played by engineering giant Vickers during the Second World War, including the development of the Spitfire and

EP 4

General Motors

How the Americans, once they were provoked into war, out-produced the rest of the world so quickly and by such a huge ma

EP 5

US Aviation

Henry Ford's plan, with the help of Albert Kahn, to build a giant factory in Michigan, covering 3.5million sq ft and inc

EP 6

Occupied Territories

The sabotaging efforts of Peugeot in Nazi-occupied France, where the bosses and workers cooperated with the Resistance t

EP 7

US Ships

The story of America's `Liberty Ships', which were produced in incredible numbers and became known as the Model T Fords

EP 8

Russia

The remarkable story of how Stalin's massive war factories were dismantled and moved east on one and half million railwa

EP 1

Battle for Black Gold

The story of the discovery and exploitation of the Baku Oilfields in the Russian Caucasus, which forced Stalin and Hitle

EP 2

Fiat & the Fascists

Fiat didn't just make cars: they made trains, they made planes, and like modern-day kingmakers, they made and broke gove

EP 3

The People's Car

While America had Ford or Chrysler or Buick, Hitler also wanted a car that would transform his nation: the 'people's car

EP 4

Apocalypse Factories

The incredible story of the arms race to create America's nuclear arms factories.

EP 5

The Kamikaze Bullet

Japan would create arguably the greatest fighter in WW2 - the Mitsubishi Zero. But their failed War Factories would ulti

EP 6

Dambuster Factory

How the Lancaster factory, one of the biggest buildings in Europe at the time, helped to create a truly war-winning weap

EP 7

Colt & Kalashnikov

Long before Henry Ford, Samuel Colt was the true father of mass production. Ironically, it was the inadequacy of Soviet

EP 8

The First Giants

The First World War led to a number of astounding war factories, which laid the foundations and paved the way for modern

EP 1

Rolls-Royce - The Engine that Won the War

The Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster and Wellington bombers, aircraft that undoubtedly won the Battle of Britain, had one

EP 2

Enterprise: The Rise of the Aircraft Carrier

The story of the rise of the aircraft carrier and how it changed the tactics of sea warfare.

EP 3

Skoda - The Factory that Fought Back

When people think of Skoda, they think of cheap and efficient family cars. As early as the 1930s, their factory was a co

EP 4

Nazi Muscle Machines - Ferdinand Porsche's Tanks

Ferdinand Porsche was one of the most influential engineers in Nazi Germany.

EP 5

Opel - The Truck Behind the Blitzkrieg

For the germans, the truck became the secret weapon that changed warfare. From the mountain passes of the Ardennes, acro

EP 6

War Machine - The Story of the Machine Gun

This episode looks at the invention of the machine gun, and how weapon that changed the art of war was adopted and adapt

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