January 1, 1998
Little did the Germans know that the body they discovered on the coast of Spain in 1943 was part of one of the most elaborate hoaxes of World War II.
January 8, 1998
With access to Eva Braun's personal photograph album, this programme reconstructs the final days in the Dictator's underground lai...Read more
January 15, 1998
After numerous adventures, a small number of American officers managed to rendezvous with their submarine on the North Africa coas...Read more
January 22, 1998
In June 1942 two German U-Boats landed secret agents on Long Island and at Jacksonville, Florida. Their aim was sabotage, but thei...Read more
January 29, 1998
In June 1942 two German U-Boats landed secret agents on Long Island and at Jacksonville, Florida. Their aim was sabotage, but thei...Read more
February 5, 1998
He was nicknamed the 'Desert Fox' and highly decorated by Hitler. However, Rommel was not in sympathy with the Nazi party and may ...Read more
February 12, 1998
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February 19, 1998
In 1941 four Italian frogmen used their two-man underwater 'chariots' to place explosive charges on two British battleships in Ale...Read more
February 26, 1998
In 1944 as Hitler faced defeat he tried one last gamble of an offensive on the Western Front. The result was the 'Battle of the Bu...Read more
March 5, 1998
There have been larger land battles and more protracted air campaigns than Okinawa but this was a combined operation, unparalleled...Read more
March 12, 1998
The underwater war saw many innovations and a rapid increase in electronic technology, which eventually enabled the Allies to achi...Read more
March 19, 1998
Hundreds of sailors, eight ships and two American Admirals were to be lost in actions where valour overcame many mistakes on both ...Read more
March 26, 1998
In 1943 as the Germans were producing 'heavy water' to build their atomic bomb, the Norwegian resistance launched a daring raid ag...Read more
April 2, 1998
Between 1941 and 1943 some of America's most talented fighter pilots flew for Nationalist China against the Japanese. They became ...Read more
April 9, 1998
One thousand bomber raids flown by the US airforce by day and the same by Britain's RAF by night. The result was a firestorm which...Read more
April 16, 1998
She was faster than any British battleship, but in what was to become known as 'The Battle of the North Cape', the Scharnhorst was...Read more
April 23, 1998
Episode 17 of Season 1 premiered on April 23, 1998
April 30, 1998
Had it not been winter, North America's vast western forests, farms and cities might have been decimated by a secret weapon sent i...Read more
May 7, 1998
One of the most feared weapons of World War II was the mine. Some were laid by ship and submarine, others by aircraft. Of all of t...Read more
May 14, 1998
Throughout occupied Europe the Nazis systematically plundered the continent's museums, galleries, and private collections. At the ...Read more
May 21, 1998
The exciting story of the emergence of special forces such as the British SAS and the US Rangers.
May 28, 1998
America's answer to fighting behind Japanese lines in the jungle was to deploy a highly trained unit called Merrill's Marauders.
June 4, 1998
The citizens of Japan could not believe their eyes when the Americans dared to fly an audacious bombing mission against Tokyo only...Read more
June 11, 1998
Amazing new footage has become available which shows the raid by the US Air Force against the Ploesti oil fields in Rumania which ...Read more
June 18, 1998
The Germans said it was impregnable but the confines of Colditz were to inspire some of the most legendary escapes of all time.
June 25, 1998
The fascinating story of the secret heavily-armed cargo ships deployed by the Germans which were in reality designed to sink Allie...Read more