Series 5: America's War poster

Series 5: America's War

(2019)

Overview

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.

Cast

Richard Lintern as Self

Episodes

Pearl Harbor poster

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January 7, 2019

From a bold idea through months of preparation, training, innovations and clever ruses, this is the story of Japan’s su…

Japan's Warrior Code poster

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January 14, 2019

June 1944, Japanese fighters are preparing for a battle. But if they lose, a deadly weapon will be aimed at their count…

D-Day poster

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January 21, 2019

Spring 1944 and the Germans know an attack is coming but what they get is a fascinating game of cat and mouse all the w…

Japan's Island of Death poster

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January 28, 2019

September 1944 on Peleliu, Japanese soldiers build an island-wide structure creating a killing zone that lead to the de…

Hitler's Final Offensive poster

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February 4, 2019

Hitler’s final attempt to win the war was a surprise winter attack. What resulted were some of the worst war crimes eve…

Fortress Japan poster

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February 11, 2019

This is the story of Japan's final months in WWII - when America threatened to invade and Japan unleashed a terrifying …