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Up next: 10:34 · Weapons That Changed the World
2026. okt. 6.
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Episode 2 begins after the desperate German winter of 1941. Yet 1942 began badly for the Soviets, with more vicious Nazi campaigning seeing millions more Russians captured and starved.
Monty Woodhouse, a professor and a legend for blowing up the Gorgopotamos Bridge in Greece in 1942. In the British counter attack against Rommell at Al Alamein in North Africa it was vital to disrupt German supply routes, Greece.
Former U.S. Army Ranger Wil Willis tests modern combat shotguns like the Benelli M4 and Mossberg 590, alongside historic models.This documentary features 3D animations and weapon tests to explore effectiveness of combat shotguns.
The SIG consisted of German speaking Jewish volunteers from Palestine. They had a highly dangerous job: which was to pose as Germans behind enemy lines and extract intelligence and do acts of sabotage. Few had a long-life expectancy.
In Ukraine and Lithuania, Nazi invaders were welcomed as liberators. In Lithuania, Antanas Gecas led a militia that executed hundreds of Jews. Ukrainian nationalists participated in pogroms slaughtering 34,000 Jews in two days.
Host Wil Willis tests the Garand against the Arisaka Type 99, showcasing its impact in WWII and sniper rifles' deadly precision, from Carlos Hathcock to Craig Harrison. Witness the historic rifles that shaped warfare!
Special Forces operate deep behind enemy lines with top-of-the-line weapons.Host Wil Willis tests the Sig Sauer P226, the preferred choice like the Mark 25 by Navy SEALs, against competitors like the H&K Compact Tactical.
They are iconic weapons: the Tommy Gun, Uzi, and today’s MP5. Invented to break WWI stalemates, the submachine gun revolutionized warfare and culture. Host Wil Willis explores its evolution, firing the Thompson and BAR.
Today’s infantry demands a weapon combining machine gun firepower with rifle accuracy and mobility.. Host Wil Willis traces this journey through iconic firearms.
Hitler unveils his military plans: annex Austria, seize the Sudetenland, and eventually invade Poland and the Soviet Union. By March 1938, Austria falls bloodlessly. By September 1939, he invades Poland, sparking World War Two.
In 1924, Hitler is convicted for High Treason after the failed Nazi power grab. In prison, he writes Mein Kampf, articulating his anti-Semitic and expansionist beliefs. Upon release, Hitler rebrands the Nazi Party.
The Colt M1911, designed by John Moses Browning, is the 20th century's most influential pistol. Its .45 ACP cartridge made it the U.S. military's standard for 75 years. Wil Willis tests it to explore its stopping power.
Monty follows the route taken by prisoner of war Len Harley, who spent months on the run before braving snow, ice, and Nazi patrols to escape over the mountains of the Majella in Italy.
Christine Granville, aka Krystyna Skarbek, a brave SOE agent, secured the release of captured comrades from the Gestapo before Operation Dragoon, earning the George Medal.
Dusan Popov was almost certainly James Bond. Ian Fleming knew all the stories about him. Popov managed to persuade both the Germans and MI6 to keep him in the style of a millionaire businessman while performing a series of missions against the Nazis.
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After WWII, SOE disbanded, leaving Vera Atkins to uncover fates of 118 agents, including 13 women. Many were betrayed and sent to camps; some were executed. Atkins' quest continued, marked by personal impact and delayed recognition.
Mata Hari. Dance, Seduction and Espionage. The enduring myth.
Country after European country falls before the unstoppable German blitzkrieg.
In 1930s Germany, Hitler capitalizes on economic woes blaming the Weimar Government and Jews. Despite scandals, Nazi rallies gain popularity and emerge as the largest party. Hitler becomes Chancellor in 1933, using the 'Enabling Act' to seize power.
Vidkun Quisling, once honored for diplomacy, turned traitor by collaborating with Nazis. His bid for power in Norway failed, relegated by Germans. Despite being named "fuehrer," his reign led to repression until his hanging post-Nazi defeat.
In January 2012, Italian divers discovered the wreck of a massive plane off the coast of Sardinia. At a depth of 65 meters (213 feet) lies a Messerschmidt “Gigant”.
During WWII, the IRA's "S Plan" aimed to bomb Britain, drawing German support to weaken the British. "Operation Green" and "Plan Kathleen" envisioned IRA aiding a German invasion of Northern Ireland, but both failed due to bungling and infighting.
Juan Pujol, MI6's WWII agent "Garbo," created a fictitious spy network in Lisbon, deceiving the Germans with crucial disinformation and influencing their strategies. After the war, MI6 protected him, and he lived in Venezuela until his death in 1988.
Monty heads to Slovenia to retrace one of the most daring, yet unknown, mass escapes of Allied prisoners during the second world war, made possible only with the help of partisans and locals.
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