From attacks on Pearl Harbor to the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Tirpitz, midget submarines played their part in some of the most gripping stories of the war. Ep2: Midget Submarines
From attacks on Pearl Harbor to the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Tirpitz, midget submarines played their part in some of the most gripping stories of the war. Ep2: Midget Submarines
When it was impossible for aircraft to land safely on enemy territory, gliders were the perfect answer for delivering special forces behind enemy lines. Ep3: Gliders
When it was impossible for aircraft to land safely on enemy territory, gliders were the perfect answer for delivering special forces behind enemy lines. Ep3: Gliders
Giant aircraft carriers dominated the Pacific War between Japan and the USA - Pearl Harbor was launched to destroy US carriers but failed. Ep4: Aircraft Carriers
Giant aircraft carriers dominated the Pacific War between Japan and the USA - Pearl Harbor was launched to destroy US carriers but failed. Ep4: Aircraft Carriers
The Allied fronts in both western and eastern Europe had become faster-moving by 1944 - a new form of aircraft was needed to deliver swift powerful attacks against German lines. Ep5: Fighter Bombers
At the outbreak of WWII, the only heavy four-engined bombers in the war were either Russian or American - soon the Short Stirling, the Avro Lancaster, and the Liberator were added. Ep6: Heavy Bombers
Battleships were seen as the key weapon at sea at the beginning of World War II, but their vulnerability was exposed by submarines and aircraft over the next six years. Ep7: The Battleship
Tank development was dramatic in World War II; we see the emergence of monster tanks from pre-war light tanks, but were the German tanks over-engineered and too vulnerable to breakdown? Ep1: Tanks