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War Factories

  • 3 Series
  • 21 Episodes
  • Category: Military & War
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

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

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All episodes for series 3 of War Factories

  • S3 E1 · Rolls-Royce

    Iconic aircraft such as the Spitfire were powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

  • S3 E2 · Enterprise

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

  • S3 E3 · Skoda

    Skoda's Czech factory became the cover for the liberation of Jews in the 1930s.

  • S3 E4 · Porsche

    The Story of how car designer Ferdinand Porsche became a most influential engineer.

  • S3 E5 · Opel

    The story of the GM Opel Blitz and the American-owned war factories that produced them.

  • S3 E6 · The Story of the Machine Gun

    This episode looks at the invention and evolution of the machine gun.

  • Could Hitler Have Been Stopped? The Politics Of Appeasment

    Description: Two-part documentary considering how Hitler could have been stopped.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • Hitler: Countdown to War

    Description: An intriguing look at the countdown to World War II through the eyes of Adolf Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.

  • Hitler's Supercars

    Description: The rise of Nazi Germany's speed record cars of the 1930s.; Category: History; 1 episode available.

  • The Black Panthers of WW2

    Description: The story of the history-making 761st tank battalion.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • Rise of the Nazis

    Description: Series examining how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi's seized power in Germany during the 1930s.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.

  • The Buildings That Fought Hitler

    Description: This series looks at just some of the buildings that were designed to fight Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 8 episodes available.

  • World War 2 From Above

    Description: Experts utilise cutting edge drone technology to re-examine WWII's most iconic sites.; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.

  • Secret Nazi Bases

    Description: Documentary series uncovering and examining hidden structures built by the Nazis.; Category: Military & War; 18 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

    Description: The history enthusiast honours Lancaster bomber crews of the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • D-Day: Last Words

    Description: The recollections of those involved in D-Day on June 6, 1944.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • War's Secret Shame: Shell Shock

    Description: Dan Snow examines the devastating impact war has on the mental health of soldiers.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • Ghosts of Alderney

    Description: Documentary that reveals new evidence of atrocities committed by Nazis on British soil.; Category: History; 1 episode available.