We take a look at the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) who first saw active service in Libya with the British when they forced the Italian army to surrender. Ep13: The Anzacs
The Free French Forces led by de Gaulle refused to accept the armistice their country had signed with Germany and crossed the Channel to join the fight in Britain. Ep12: The Free French Forces
This programme takes a look at the illustrious history of the Chindits, a group formed by Major General Orde Wingate to fight the Japanese in Burma. Ep11: The Chindits
One of the world's elite WWII fighting forces, the Commandos were created by Churchill in the summer of 1940 as a means of striking at the coasts of Nazi-occupied Europe. Ep7: The Paras and Commandos
One of the world's elite WWII fighting forces, the Commandos were created by Churchill in the summer of 1940 as a means of striking at the coasts of Nazi-occupied Europe. Ep7: The Paras and Commandos
Despite the general inexperience of its young pilots, the Royal Air Force Fighter Command ultimately prevailed in its battle against the German Luftwaffe. Ep6: RAF Fighter Command
Despite the general inexperience of its young pilots, the Royal Air Force Fighter Command ultimately prevailed in its battle against the German Luftwaffe. Ep6: RAF Fighter Command
After escaping the German invasion of their homeland in 1939, Polish fighter pilots and ground forces played a key role in the liberation of western Europe. Ep5: The Free Polish Forces
After escaping the German invasion of their homeland in 1939, Polish fighter pilots and ground forces played a key role in the liberation of western Europe. Ep5: The Free Polish Forces
We look at the British Armoured Division, known as the Desert Rats, who conducted an epic campaign against Rommel's Axis forces in the deserts of Egypt and Libya. Ep4: Desert Rats
We look at the British Armoured Division, known as the Desert Rats, who conducted an epic campaign against Rommel's Axis forces in the deserts of Egypt and Libya. Ep4: Desert Rats
The soldiers whose name has become a synonym for heroism and tackling the seemingly impossible; what was the task of the SAS, Britain's elite military force, in World War II? Ep3: SAS
The soldiers whose name has become a synonym for heroism and tackling the seemingly impossible; what was the task of the SAS, Britain's elite military force, in World War II? Ep3: SAS
S.O.E: The Special Operations Executive nurtured and supported Resistance movements across occupied Europe, the Middle East and the Far East while their lives were constantly under threat.
The Waffen-SS were renowned for their brutality and tenacity, characteristics which made them the subject of numerous Allied war crime investigations. Ep1: Waffen-SS
We take a look at the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) who first saw active service in Libya with the British when they forced the Italian army to surrender. Ep13: The Anzacs
We take a look at the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) who first saw active service in Libya with the British when they forced the Italian army to surrender. Ep13: The Anzacs
We take a look at the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) who first saw active service in Libya with the British when they forced the Italian army to surrender. Ep13: The Anzacs
The Free French Forces led by de Gaulle refused to accept the armistice their country had signed with Germany and crossed the Channel to join the fight in Britain. Ep12: The Free French Forces
The Free French Forces led by de Gaulle refused to accept the armistice their country had signed with Germany and crossed the Channel to join the fight in Britain. Ep12: The Free French Forces
The Royal Navy fought a long campaign against the German U-boats and surface ships in the Atlantic; its Pacific Fleet helped win victory over Japan. Ep10: The Royal Navy
The Royal Navy fought a long campaign against the German U-boats and surface ships in the Atlantic; its Pacific Fleet helped win victory over Japan. Ep10: The Royal Navy
When American forces began the reconquest of the Philippine islands in 1944, they faced a terrifying weapon - the Kamikaze suicide attack. Ep9: The Kamikazes
The Norwegian resistance movement was one of the most effective movements in the whole of occupied Europe; its activities helped destroy Germany's warships. Ep8: The Norwegian Resistance Fighters
One of the world's elite WWII fighting forces, the Commandos were created by Churchill in the summer of 1940 as a means of striking at the coasts of Nazi-occupied Europe. Ep7: The Paras and Commandos
Despite the general inexperience of its young pilots, the Royal Air Force Fighter Command ultimately prevailed in its battle against the German Luftwaffe. Ep6: RAF Fighter Command
We look at the British Armoured Division, known as the Desert Rats, who conducted an epic campaign against Rommel's Axis forces in the deserts of Egypt and Libya. Ep4: Desert Rats
The soldiers whose name has become a synonym for heroism and tackling the seemingly impossible; what was the task of the SAS, Britain's elite military force, in World War II? Ep3: SAS