6 episodes
Nazi Megastructures - Series 5: America's War
First aired Jan 7, 2019Season 5
The story of America’s most important battles against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War Two. This series examines the military mind-set, pioneering tactics and state-of-the-art technologies deployed by both sides. Remnants of military hard-wear, defensive megastructures and forgotten relics of war are discovered as experts journey from the beaches of the Pacific islands to the battlefields of Northern Europe.
Episodes
Episode 1
Pearl Harbor
Jan 7, 201945 min
From a bold idea through months of preparation, training, innovations and clever ruses, this is the story of Japan’s surprise WWII attack on Hawaii.
Episode 2
Japan's Warrior Code
Jan 14, 201945 min
June 1944, Japanese fighters are preparing for a battle. But if they lose, a deadly weapon will be aimed at their country for the first time.
Episode 3
D-Day
Jan 21, 201945 min
Spring 1944 and the Germans know an attack is coming but what they get is a fascinating game of cat and mouse all the way up to 6th June, D-Day.
Episode 4
Japan's Island of Death
Jan 28, 201945 min
September 1944 on Peleliu, Japanese soldiers build an island-wide structure creating a killing zone that lead to the death of thousands of Americans.
Episode 5
Hitler's Final Offensive
Feb 4, 201945 min
Hitler’s final attempt to win the war was a surprise winter attack. What resulted were some of the worst war crimes ever committed against America.
Episode 6
Fortress Japan
Feb 11, 201945 min
This is the story of Japan's final months in WWII - when America threatened to invade and Japan unleashed a terrifying new weapon, suicide bombers.