War Factories

Season 2

This series is more than the story of war production, it's the untold story of World War II. No matter how many soldiers or how clever the generals,how daring the strategy, a war cannot be won if there are not enough weapons or food.

Where to Watch Season 2

8 Episodes

Battle for Black Gold
E1
Battle for Black GoldThe story of the discovery and exploitation of the Baku Oilfields in the Russian Caucasus, which forced Stalin and Hitler to face-off in the battle of Stalingrad.
Fiat & the Fascists
E2
Fiat & the FascistsFiat didn't just make cars: they made trains, they made planes, and like modern-day kingmakers, they made and broke governments too.
The People's Car
E3
The People's CarWhile America had Ford or Chrysler or Buick, Hitler also wanted a car that would transform his nation: the 'people's car' - a Volkswagen.
Apocalypse Factories
E4
Apocalypse FactoriesThe incredible story of the arms race to create America's nuclear arms factories.
The Kamikaze Bullet
E5
The Kamikaze BulletJapan would create arguably the greatest fighter in WW2 - the Mitsubishi Zero. But their failed War Factories would ultimately reduce the Zero to a Kamikaze plane.
Dambuster Factory
E6
Dambuster FactoryHow the Lancaster factory, one of the biggest buildings in Europe at the time, helped to create a truly war-winning weapon.
Colt & Kalashnikov
E7
Colt & KalashnikovLong before Henry Ford, Samuel Colt was the true father of mass production. Ironically, it was the inadequacy of Soviet factory production which made the AK47 so effective.
The First Giants
E8
The First GiantsThe First World War led to a number of astounding war factories, which laid the foundations and paved the way for modern factories of today.