A Russian soldier's daring escape from a Nazi death camp, a bold plan from a Japanese prison and pilots winning their enemies' respect.
Discover stunning WWII escapes: a German breakout, a US bomber crew's Soviet secret and the Trojan Horse of Stalag Luft III.
The World War II killings carried out by the Nazis on Alderney represent the worst mass murder in British history - yet no one has been brought to justice.
On the orders of Adolf Hitler, the Nazi invaders of Alderney utilised more than 5,000 slave labourers to build a series of protective fortifications.
Stories of hospital ships and those who served on them, including the tragic story of the sinking of the Titanic's sister vessel, The Britannic.
In WWII, tanks, ships, and aircraft were well known, but there was also a whole fleet of lesser known vehicles such as the Jeep, the amphibious DUKW and a legendary American GI and his Harley motorbike.
We trace the astonishing story of designers turning away from metal and back to wood to create a twin-engine bomber that could outrun almost any aircraft in the sky Suitable for all
The Heinkel He 111 is one of the most recognised German aircraft of WW2. The broad winged design was a guinea pig for future bombers, with more variants than any other military a Suitable for all
International experts test three weapons that are easy to use, but extremely deadly such as the crossbow, a pike and the gas-operated assault rifle, the Kalashnikov.
Experts test both the physical and psychological impact of melee weaponry such as the Roman short sword, the medieval war hammer, and bayonets.
Operation Overlord is launched. With the Normandy Landings, the Allies pierce the Atlantic Wall. In the East, the Red Army sweeps through Belarus with Operation Bagration, annihilating the Wehrmacht. The end of the Third Reich is near.
At Stalingrad, the German 6th Army is destroyed by the Soviets. It's the first major defeat of the Third Reich, which marks the beginning of its decline. Elsewhere, after the American victory at Guadalcanal, Japan loses the initiative in the Pacific.
The Yakovlev Yak-3, a Second World War Soviet fighter that was regarded for its performance at low altitudes and its agility. It was one of the most successful Soviet aircraft designs of the war.
A daring dash through Nazi Europe, a deadly mountain escape and WWII's largest breakout, by men who chose death over dishonour.
Discover WWII's most daring breakout stories of courage and cunning: Colditz Castle, The Great Escape and the bold Warburg Wire Job.
In the East, Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa and invades the Soviet Union, reaching the outskirts of Moscow. But winter and Soviet resistance break his momentum. The Red Army, boosted by relentless propaganda, put up a fierce fight.
On September 1, 1939, Germany's invasion of Poland throws the world into war. No longer a European affair, the conflict spreads: in the Pacific, Japan—at war with China since 1937—accelerates its imperial ambitions.
The role of ships during the Cold War, featuring a look at two submarines - former enemies - now moored in a Kent river.
WWI was the first truly mechanized war. All sides began with strategies from the Napoleonic Wars, resulting in troops being unprepared for the destructive new technologies such as Maxim machine gun and fast-firing artillery.
In 1923, Adolf Hitler led the infamous Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to take power in Germany by force. It was a day that would change the world forever, birthing Hitler's regime.