Seasons & Episodes
Road To D-Day
Matching archive film and photography to their original locations, this series charts the most extraordinary events of W
Hitler's Vengeance Weapons
1942 – the Nazis develop the world’s first cruise and ballistic missiles. Can the Allies stop Hitler before he rains
Road to Berlin
Stalin, seeking revenge, wages a war of annihilation against Nazi Germany. Over one million Soviet soldiers charge west
Dambusters
1943 – Allied commanders assemble the crème de la crème of their air forces to attempt one of the most audacious bom
Battle of the Bulge
December 1944 - Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg. In small towns, v
Escape from Dunkirk
1940 - 400,000 Allied troops are surrounded by Hitler’s army at Dunkirk. Can the Allies escape and make it back to Bri
Battle of Britain
Summer 1940: Fierce dogfights fill the skies over Southern England, as the pilots of the RAF defend the island from fero
Battle of the Atlantic
The longest campaign of the war pits the deadly stealth of the Nazi U-boats against the code-breaking genius and long-ra
The Fight for Poland
The Allies have taken the beaches of Northern France. Now they face a brutal fight through enemy territory in a bid to l
Breakout from Normandy
D-Day, the successful Allied landing in Normandy on June 6, 1944, heralded the final phase of the Second World War: But
Operation Market Garden
In September 1944, the Allies risked a gamble. The landing in the Dutch provinces of Noord-Brabant and Gelderland is int
The Long Road to Rome
In July 1943, Italy left the alliance with Germany. Mussolini is arrested and at the beginning of September the new Ital
Hunt for Hitler's Bismarck
May 1941: The new Nazi battleship Bismarck sets out to destroy Allied convoys in the Atlantic. It is up to the Royal Nav
Battle for Norway
April 1940: German battleships attack key Norwegian ports, but the British Navy are on their tail in a fierce fight over
Battle of Stalingrad
Autumn 1942: After devastating Nazi bombing raids, fierce fighting breaks out in the streets of Soviet Stalingrad in the
Battle of Kursk
July 1943: Nazi panzer divisions come up against Soviet industrial might in one of the biggest tank battles in history.
Battle of Berlin
As WWII reaches its endgame, Allies and Soviets race to seize Berlin, uncovering Nazi secrets that reshape Europe and se
Battle of El Alamein
Autumn 1942: German and Italian forces threaten British-controlled Egypt and the Suez Canal as the war comes to a head i
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