Series 5: America's War

6 Episodes2019

The story of America’s most important battles against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War Two. This series examines the military mind-set, pioneering tactics and state-of-the-art technologies deployed by both sides. Remnants of military hard-wear, defensive megastructures and forgotten relics of war are discovered as experts journey from the beaches of the Pacific islands to the battlefields of Northern Europe.

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Episodes (6)

Ep 1

Pearl Harbor

2019-01-07•45m

From a bold idea through months of preparation, training, innovations and clever ruses, this is the story of Japan’s surprise WWII attack on Hawaii.

Ep 2

Japan's Warrior Code

2019-01-14•45m

June 1944, Japanese fighters are preparing for a battle. But if they lose, a deadly weapon will be aimed at their country for the first time.

Ep 3

D-Day

2019-01-21•45m

Spring 1944 and the Germans know an attack is coming but what they get is a fascinating game of cat and mouse all the way up to 6th June, D-Day.

Ep 4

Japan's Island of Death

2019-01-28•45m

September 1944 on Peleliu, Japanese soldiers build an island-wide structure creating a killing zone that lead to the death of thousands of Americans.

Ep 5

Hitler's Final Offensive

2019-02-04•45m

Hitler’s final attempt to win the war was a surprise winter attack. What resulted were some of the worst war crimes ever committed against America.

Ep 6

Fortress Japan

2019-02-11•45m

This is the story of Japan's final months in WWII - when America threatened to invade and Japan unleashed a terrifying new weapon, suicide bombers.