Gladiators Of World War II

  • :
  • : 13
  • : 1
  • BBC Three
  • Documentary History War

:

.

1
1x1
Waffen-SS
Episode overview
What began as an elite boydguard unit grew to become Nazi Germany's toughest and most feared fighting force. Although part of the ordinary SS, with all the accompanying horrors of the .. show full overview
Captured on camera, on the 5th of May 1980, the British Army's elite Special Air Service stormed the Iranian Embassy in London, where hostages were being held by Iraqi terrorists. Within .. show full overview
1x3
The Kamikaze
Episode overview
In the Middle Ages a breed of Japanese warrior known as the Samurai followed the Bushido code. Death held no fears for the Bushido warrior, who believed that if he died in battle he .. show full overview
1x4
The Desert Rats
Episode overview
21st July 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed the7th Armoured Division: Dear Desert Rats! May your glory never fade! May your laurels never fade! May the memory of .. show full overview
1x5
Norwegian Resistance Fighters
Episode overview
For five years during World War 2, the Nazis occupied Norway. They were plagued by organised resistance; relatively small numbers of brave men and women, operating in the bleak and .. show full overview
1x6
RAF Fighter Command
Episode overview
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. In the skies over Southern England in the summer of 1940 the Gladiators of RAF Fighter Command duelled with .. show full overview
1x7
Special Operations Executive
Episode overview
In July 1940, when Axis forces occupied Western Europe, the Special Operations Executive was set up by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to set Europe ablaze. SOE deployed secret .. show full overview
1x8
The Free French Forces
Episode overview
Led by the inspirational General Charles De Gaulle, the Free French refused to accept the armistice that their country had signed with Germany. They were branded as traitors by the .. show full overview
1x9
The Royal Navy
Episode overview
In World War II the Royal Navy saw action in every one of the worlds oceans. At the beginning of the war it was the largest navy in the world, and with Winston Churchill as the First .. show full overview
1x10
The Anzacs
Episode overview
The Anzacs - the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, first saw active service in Libya with the British, when they forced an Italian army to surrender. The real test came when Rommel .. show full overview
1x11
Free Polish Forces
Episode overview
In September 1939 Poland was overrun by the Germans and Russians, yet the Polish fighting spirit remained unbroken. Under the leadership of General Wladyslaw Sikorski, the Free Polish .. show full overview
1x12
The Chindits
Episode overview
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was the start of a formidable campaign in the Pacific. Within a few months, the Allies were driven out of Malaya abd Burma. As teh British survivors .. show full overview
1x13
The Paras and Commandos
Episode overview
Occupied Europe endured four long years of Nazi domination in World War II. Angered by the defensive strategy which had brought disaster to Allied forces in 1940, British Prime Minister .. show full overview