A secret bunker below the Kremlin, a sanctuary in the coastal forests of Sochi and a hidden second Metro in Russia's capital are just some of the bunkers developed for Stalin, seen for the first time ever using recently declassified documentation.
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In 1945, WWII was over but the violence had not ended. The survivors want to blame the Germans. The reckoning with National Socialism is ambivalent.
The defeat at Stalingrad in 1943 was the turning point of the war and convinced the Nazi leadership to intensify their terror and propaganda campaigns.
A secret bunker below the Kremlin, a sanctuary in the coastal forests of Sochi and a hidden second Metro in Russia's capital are just some of the bunkers developed for Stalin, seen for the first time ever using recently declassified documentation.
Paranoid and isolated, Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha establishes his bunkerization project, which would result in the construction of more than 170,000 bunkers, including the top secret HQ in Tirana, and a bunker city known as The Capital of War.
Cruelly called 'the packing case the B17 came in,' the Liberator more than proved its worth over Europe and the Pacific, patterning the B17 to deliver a blow to the axis powers in WWII however it wasn't simply a bomb delivery system.
Often called 'the forgotten bomber', the mighty North American twin delivered the first blow in the fight back against Japan, in one of the most daring and audacious raids of all time.
The episode begins with the story of HMS Conqueror sinking the General Belgrano during the Falklands War. Later, a crew member from the USS Nautilus describes what it was like to serve on the world's first nuclear submarine.
In the waters of Scapa Flow, discover sunken dreadnoughts that tell the story of how a U-Boat sank HMS Royal Oak. Later, on HMS Cavalier, we explore how a raid by commandos called Operation Chariot proved the vulnerability of the battleship.
Examining how warfare entered a new dimension as attacks from the skies became possible with weapons from incendiary arrows to drones.
Ranged weapons guarantee a warrior's best chance of survival. International experts survey history's most important ranged weapons, from the Roman spear and the English longbow, right up to the futuristic railgun.
The Vietnam war changed aerial warfare in more ways than one. The Phantom became the first true fighter bomber of the modern era.
Two iconic machines of World War II - the Spitfire symbolised British hope and resistance, while the Tiger tank embodied German power.
A detailed investigation reconstructs Mengele's experiments at Auschwitz, revealing his connections with other criminal doctors at Auschwitz and the German academic establishment.
A thorough investigation into Mengele's youth, exploring the connections between medicine and Nazism that transformed an aspiring dentist into the Angel of Death of Auschwitz.
From the crossbow to the Kalashnikov to 3D-printed firearms, weaponry designed for everyone can offer a decisive advantage in warfare.
In the shadow of the war, the Nazi regime gradually advances its "final solution to the Jewish problem", culminating in the Holocaust.
Examining how warfare entered a new dimension as attacks from the skies became possible with weapons from incendiary arrows to drones.
Ranged weapons guarantee a warrior's best chance of survival. International experts survey history's most important ranged weapons, from the Roman spear and the English longbow, right up to the futuristic railgun.
The mighty Flying Fortress takes to the air as we examine the background and development of one of WWIIs most iconic bombers. Serving with both the USAAF and the RAF, we see it in action and fly a surfing example.
The F15 Eagle immediately turned the tide of the first Gulf War to prove its greatness. Our immaculately restored MiG Killer was involved in one of the most bizarre combat incidents during that conflict, and has survived to tell the tale.
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