S2 E8 ∙ 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 factories of today.
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All episodes for series 2 of War Factories
S2 E1 · Battle For Black Gold
The story of the exploitation of the Baku Oilfields which led to the battle of Stalingrad.
S2 E2 · Fiat And The Fascists
Find out how Fiat didn't just make cars, they made and broke governments too.
S2 E3 · The People's Car
Hitler wanted a car that would transform his nation: the 'people's car'- a Volkswagen.
S2 E4 · Apocalypse Factories
The incredible story of the arms race to create America's nuclear arms factories.
S2 E5 · The Kamikaze Bullet
Japan's failed War Factories would reduce the Mitsubishi Zero to a Kamikaze plane.
S2 E6 · Dambuster Factory
The Lancaster factory, one of the biggest buildings in Europe at the time, helped create a war-winning weapon.
S2 E7 · Colt & Kalashnikov
Long before Henry Ford, Samuel Colt is the true father of mass production.
S2 E8 · The First Giants
The First World War paved the way for modern factories of today.
