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War Factories

2 Series ∙ 14 Episodes ∙ Military & War

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

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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.

The Black Panthers of WW2

Rise of the Nazis

The Buildings That Fought Hitler

World War 2 From Above

Adolf Hitler's War

Secret Nazi Bases

Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

Warbird Workshop

WW2-Battles for Europe

Nazi Murder Mysteries

World War Weird

Nazi Hunters