Rise of the Nazis – Most Wanted – In the bleak aftermath of the Second World War, as the echoes of battle faintly fade in the ravaged landscapes of Europe, the advancing British forces, trudging through the ruins and wreckage, are abruptly confronted with the stark and undeniable evidence of inconceivable Nazi malevolence. The chilling discovery of the Bergen-Belsen concentration […]
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The Hidden Truth of WWII episode 8: On August 19th Parisians rise up against their Nazi overlords, vowing to exact revenge for four years of brutal and bloody occupation. As the battle intensifies on the streets of the French capital, the race is now on for the Allies to get to Paris and save the citizens from possible slaughter and
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The Hidden Truth of WWII episode 6: September 17th 1944: over 20,000 elite troops descend from the skies into Nazi occupied Holland in a massive airborne assault planned to end the war in Europe by Christmas of 1944. Their objective: to secure the bridges across canals and rivers in Holland, so that the Allied army can advance at high speed
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The Hidden Truth of WWII episode 5: On March 7th 1945, at the town of Remagen, American soldiers discover to their amazement that a bridge across the Rhine has not been demolished. Fate would deal the men of the 9th Armored Division a lucky card, as German attempts to blow the bridge in the face of the advancing troops failed.
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Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 2: In the wake of the humiliation of Pearl harbour, Colonel Jimmy Doolittle was asked to mount an astonishing raid. For the first time ever, bombers would be put onto aircraft carriers and shipped over near Japan. They would then hit Tokyo. The trouble was, the bombers couldn’t land on the aircraft carriers.
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Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 1: Amazing wartime tales. A gripping account of one of the most daring raids of WWII – the squadron of low-flying bombers who freed Resistance fighters from Amiens Jail. In advance of the Allied landings at Normandy, the British plan the aerial bombing of Amiens Prison, where a hundred Resistance fighters await execution.
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