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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 1 of War Factories

  • S1 E1 · German Aviation

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

  • S1 E2 · Krupp

    The story behind the Krupp company, the powerful armaments manufacturers.

  • S1 E3 · Vickers

    The role played by engineering giant Vickers during the Second World War.

  • S1 E4 · General Motors

    How the Americans, once provoked into war, out-produced the rest of the world.

  • S1 E5 · US Aviation

    Henry Ford's plan, with the help of Albert Kahn, to build a giant factory in Michigan.

  • S1 E6 · Occupied Territories

    The sabotaging efforts of Peugeot in Nazi-occupied France.

  • S1 E7 · US Ships

    The story of America's 'Liberty Ships', known as the Model T Fords of the ocean.

  • S1 E8 · Russia

    How Stalin's massive war factories were dismantled and moved east.

  • 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.