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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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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.

The Black Panthers of WW2

The Buildings That Fought Hitler

World War 2 From Above

Adolf Hitler's War

Secret Nazi Bases

Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

Rise of the Nazis

Warbird Workshop

WW2-Battles for Europe

Nazi Murder Mysteries

World War Weird