The Afrika Korps, a tank division created tin 1941 to assist Germany's Italian allies and push back British and US forces in areas such as Libya and Egypt
The airborne battles of World War Two, recreated using archive footage and virtual reality.
The D-Day landings spelled the beginning of the end of the Nazi war machine. We look at the specialised vehicles that delivered the soldiers onto the beaches.
World War II military history series featuring Stephen Walsh of the Royal Military Academy. This programme chronicles the war in the central part of the Eastern Front, from Germany's advance into Russia in 1941 to the Soviet counter-advance of 1944.
World War II military history series. Germany's Army Group North maintained a lengthy and bitter siege of Leningrad until 1944, when they were forced to retreat. This was not a battle of heroism but of survival. Comment is accompanied by maps, graphics, and rare footage from the Russian front.
World War II military history series. This edition tells the story of the Wehrmacht in southern Russia. Many of the critical battles of World War II were fought in the sector of operation designated Army Group South. The capture of Crimea, the battle for Stalingrad, the false dawn of Kharkov in the Ukraine, and the failure of Operation Citadel are just some of the military engagements covered in this programme.
The series exploring the military technology of World War II looks at the realities of submarine attack and the mechanics of a ship's defences, featuring eyewitness accounts from convoy veterans.
The ruthless predators of the oceans during WWII were the German U-boats. We look at how they hunted and how they were finally brought to destruction.
How British pilots began the dangerous task of night bombing in an attempt to cut the number of casualties.
The planes used by British Fighter Command, including the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane.
The crucial role of aircraft carriers during the Battle of Midway and throughout the Pacific War.
The influence technology has had in changing the nature of warfare, examining such developments as the Spitfire and Hurricane fighters, radar, submarines and the Enigma code.
Documentary charting the battles waged on the Russian Front in the Second World War. The events which occurred are seen by some as the most barbaric conflict in human history
Erwin Rommel - the Desert Fox of legend - was a brilliant field commander of the Afrika Korps, adored by the German public and respected by his Allied enemies. This programme looks at his fast-moving aggressive tactics in the desert war, bewildering British commanders with the pace and variety of his manoeuvres.
A look at the V1 and V2 bombs which were planned and constructed as revenge for the mass bombing of Germany.
How the mass production of the quick-firing machine gun brought whole armies to a halt, drove millions of men underground, and ushered in a static trench warfare with casualty figures that meant soldiers had only a 50-50 chance of returning home unscathed.
Documentary looking at why Germany lacked an effective bomber force during the Second World War, despite its military forces being recognised as the best equipped and most efficient in the world.
This edition of the World War II military history series tells the fascinating story of the role of fighter aircraft within the German Luftwaffe. Aircraft featured include the superb Messerschmidt Bf109, and the deadly Focke-Wulf Fw190. It also explores what might have been if Hitler's chaotic administration had not delayed the introduction of the ME262 - the world's first jet fighter.
Documentary which looks at how, towards the end of the war, Hitler pinned all his hopes on the new German wonder aircraft - the ME262 and ME162. This programme examines the aircraft and the tactical blunders which compromised their effectiveness.
Documentary looking at the production of the Tiger Tank E, began in 1942. At the time of its introduction, it was the most powerful tank in the world. With a range of fire hitherto undreamed of, and with its thick frontal armour impervious to artillery attack, the Tiger looked set to change the face of tank warfare forever.
A series providing a definitive record of the weapons, warriors and tactics which shaped the face of battle during World War II. This programme looks at Germany's efforts to produce long-range artillery weapons. Despite not being as effective as their predecessors in World War I, rail guns and siege monsters such as the K5E - 'Anzio Annie' - and the giant Gustav saw action during sieges on the eastern front.
Documentary series on weapons examining how they work and their strategic importance. This episode features small arms including mortars, landmines, bazookas and hand grenades, some of the most feared weapons of war ever invented. Animation and 3D graphics illustrate the workings of the weapons and their capabilities.
Examining how Hitler's declaration of war handicapped the German naval architects' plans for the best sea force in the world.
Hitler's personal bodyguards grew from a small hand-picked battalion to a complete Panzer division of 20,000 men. As the war dragged on in France and Russia, this crack force would be deployed wherever the fighting was fiercest, and by the end marched into captivity from which few returned.
A visual history of the Third Reich's technically futuristic and pioneering air force. The programme explores its clandestine development in the 1930s under the guise of civilian airline expansion, through its defeat at the hands of the RAF in the Battle of Britain, to the last days of World War II, when allied Aircraft had a virtual monopoly of the skies over Europe.
Looks at the shape of wars to come, at the implications of the new SMART weaponry, at intelligence-gathering devices, the soldier of the future armed with laser weapons and the intelligent combat clothing that blends to the colour of its surroundings.
How was it that this lightly armoured tank spearheaded the Nazi blitzkrieg? We look at how speed and fierce training forged a terrible and efficient killing force.
Examines the importance of the organised civilian groups who fought military actions or performed acts of espionage, sabotage, disruption and protest.
An intriguing look at the part played by propaganda as governments struggled to gain the upper hand in the war away from the battlefield.
Series exploring the technical, military and political complexities of the Second World War. Featuring a look at those whose job it was to supply the frontline forces.
Series exploring the technical, military and political complexities of the Second World War. This edition focuses on the Allied invasion of Italy, which began in September 1943.
The diving, bombing scream of the Stuka drove terror into the hearts of the enemies of the Luftwaffe. What made this cumbersome, obsolete bomber such a success story?
Documentary telling the story of the submarine at war throughout the waters of the world, including a look at the most successful fleets - the navies of the United States and Britain.