Combat Trains
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Season 1
8 episodes
1. The Death Railway
1. The Death Railway
Discover the shocking story of the construction of WWII's Death Railway from some of the Allied POWs forced to build it.
43min
Jun 19, 2017
2. Ambulance Trains
2. Ambulance Trains
From ambulance train to cutting-edge mobile hospital, see how the railway industry saved lives for over a century of war.
43min
Jun 26, 2017
3. Nazi Railway
3. Nazi Railway
From a mobile command headquarters for Hitler to the trains that carried out mass murder, track the history of the Nazi railway.
43min
Jul 3, 2017
4. World War I
4. World War I
See how the efficiency of railways in WWI led not to a speedy victory but to the interminable horror of trench warfare.
43min
Jul 10, 2017
5. WWII - The Homefront
5. WWII - The Homefront
Track the vital role British trains played during World War II, through firsthand accounts and rarely seen footage.
43min
Jul 17, 2017
6. Critical Cargo
6. Critical Cargo
Hop aboard and hear the stories of four rail journeys that changed the course of WWII, the Russian Revolution, and more.
43min
Jul 24, 2017
7. First Railroad War
7. First Railroad War
From Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.
43min
Jul 31, 2017
8. Secrets and Lies
8. Secrets and Lies
From Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, discover stories of railway espionage and sabotage in times of war.
43min
Aug 7, 2017
