Defending Europe

  • Premiered: Sep 2024
  • Episodes: 6
  • Followers: 2
  • Running
  • National Geographic
  • Monday at 20
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Finland
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 2024
How a small Finnish force beat the Red Army in the Second World War, and how Finns are preparing for war now, with nuclear bunkers and urban warfare.
1x2
Britain
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 2024
How Britain has defended its coastline for nearly a thousand years since the Norman invasion – seeing off threats from Napoleon to Hitler.
1x3
Poland
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 2024
The story of how Poland, one of the most invaded countries in Europe, has survived against all the odds.
1x4
The Netherlands
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 2024
The story of how the Netherlands, locked in a constant battle with water, has harnessed this threat to become a powerful European player.
1x5
France
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 2024
Discovering how France constructed ingenious fortifications, on a massive scale, to defend itself against attacks from the east.
1x6 Show finale
Spain
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 2024
The impressive fortifications and defensive strategies used during Spain’s dramatic history of conflict, from the Middle Ages to the Civil War.

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