Seasons & Episodes
The Atlantic Wall
This is the story of the greatest fortification project of the 20th century, Hitler’s ambitious Atlantic Wall, and the
V2 Rocket Bases
This episode relates the development of the first ever space missiles used by the Nazis as destructive wonder-weapons to
U-Boat Base
This episode describes the immense and impenetrable concrete and steel submarine pens that the Nazis built to protect th
Super Tanks
The story of Nazi engineers tasked with fulfilling Hitler's megalomaniac demand for the construction of a land battleshi
Hitler's Jet Caves
Explore the story behind one of the most advanced aeroplanes of WWII, the Messerschmitt Me 262, and the subterranean bat
Fortress Berlin
April 1945. Safe in his heavily fortified Führerbunker in the center of Berlin, Hitler prepares for the Allies' final a
The Wolf's Lair
A secret headquarters of concrete and steel is the heart of Hitler’s plans for domination and the key to a Nazi conspi
Hitler's Megaships
The Bismarck and Tirpitz were battleships of record breaking proportions, ultimate status symbols of the Third Reich and
Himmler's SS
In a quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest, deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevole
V1: Hitler's Vengeance Missile
In retaliation for Allied bombing raids, Hitler ordered the development of the V1. The first cruise missile, it changed
Kamikaze Suicide Bombers
As America closes in on Japan in 1944, the Japanese turn to desperate new tactics: killer planes and super torpedoes gui
Hitler's Siegfried Line
The campaign to breach Hitler's 400 mile-long Siegfried Line took more than six months and cost the American forces 140,
The Eagle's Nest
Hitler transformed his Alpine retreat in Bavaria into a fortified fiefdom, home to 2,000 SS troops and protected by a hi
Hitler's Island Megafortress
It’s June 1940 and the Nazis have taken the Channel Islands, where Hitler orders some of the most fortified structures
Lightning War Machine
Ruins across Europe tell the story of Blitzkrieg, a revolution in warfare which almost gave Hitler the chance to create
Hitler's Killer Subs
Hitler planned a submarine to outperform all others. The Type 21 was the world's most advanced submarine: Hitler's sea-f
Pacific Megaships
In the 1930s the Japanese begin designing the Yamato, the world's most powerful battleship, 30 per cent larger than anyt
Japanese Superfortress
In 1945 Japanese generals construct a network of defences and tunnels on Okinawa, creating a devastating killing ground
Hitler's War Trains
The Nazi empire ran on trains, from the personal trains of the leadership to the locomotives and service depots that ser
Hitler's Railways of Death
Railways were key to the planning and implementation of the Final Solution, used to bring victims to the death camps fro
Hitler's Italian Fortress
The fortifications the Nazis built in northern Italy were meant to slow the Allied advance. Now the team reconstructs th
Hitler's Arctic Fortress
After invading Norway in the spring of 1940, Nazi armed forces proceeded to fortify the entire country for war against B
Hitler's Propaganda Machine
The war was lost long before it ended, but the Nazi propaganda apparatus was designed to keep that truth from its subjec
Hitler's Luftwaffe
The German air force was the most powerful and largest in Europe at the beginning of World War II, and it played a key p
Pearl Harbor
From a bold idea through months of preparation, training, innovations and clever ruses, this is the story of Japan’s s
Japan's Warrior Code
June 1944, Japanese fighters are preparing for a battle. But if they lose, a deadly weapon will be aimed at their countr
D-Day
Spring 1944 and the Germans know an attack is coming but what they get is a fascinating game of cat and mouse all the wa
Japan's Island of Death
September 1944 on Peleliu, Japanese soldiers build an island-wide structure creating a killing zone that lead to the dea
Hitler's Final Offensive
Hitler’s final attempt to win the war was a surprise winter attack. What resulted were some of the worst war crimes ev
Fortress Japan
This is the story of Japan's final months in WWII - when America threatened to invade and Japan unleashed a terrifying n
Hitler's British Invasion Plan
May 1940 and the Nazi war machine reaches the English Channel. Hitler plans to destroy Britain's air power and land troo
Hitler's War in the Skies
Hitler's fight for the skies sees the Reich adopt a policy of 'Total War'. With every man woman and child pushed into pr
Hell Island
Guadalcanal is the glittering prize of the Pacific. Japan are determined to seize the island and build an airfield on it
Japan's Death Railway
1942, Japan has captured oil rich Burma to secure its growing empire's future. But with its navy decimated at the Battle
Hitler's Desert War
place in the deserts of North Africa. Armed with one of the most famous generals of WWII, Erwin Rommel, Hitler takes on
Hitler's Mediterranean Fortress
When allied spies plant false documents on a corpse, they are carrying out one of the most audacious deceptions of World