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Rating:3.5 of 5Total number of episodes:265
Last broadcast:19/01/2021 at 10:00
Series 1
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Series 1, Episode 1 - Wingate and the Chindits

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The Chindits were the army's elite jungle troops who beat the Japanese in a daring mission. Hear their jaw-dropping story and their feats of wartime heroism.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 1 - Wingate and the Chindits

3.0 2 x
The Chindits were the army's elite jungle troops who beat the Japanese in a daring mission. Hear their jaw-dropping story and their feats of wartime heroism.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Doolittle Raid

4.0 2 x
Humbling tales of heroism from WWII. Hear first-hand about America's astonishing first air raid on the Japanese archipelago, led by Colonel 'Jimmy' Doolittle.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Doolittle Raid

3.0 1 x
Humbling tales of heroism from WWII. Hear first-hand about America's astonishing first air raid on the Japanese archipelago, led by Colonel 'Jimmy' Doolittle.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Amiens Raid

4.0 3 x
Discover how a squadron of low-flying bombers freed Resistance fighters from Amiens Jail in 1944. A gripping account of one of the most daring raids of World War II.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Doolittle Raid

4.0 3 x
Humbling tales of heroism from WWII. Hear first-hand about America's astonishing first air raid on the Japanese archipelago, led by Colonel 'Jimmy' Doolittle.
1:00:44

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Amiens Raid

3.0 2 x
Discover how a squadron of low-flying bombers freed Resistance fighters from Amiens Jail in 1944. A gripping account of one of the most daring raids of World War II.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Amiens Raid

3.0 3 x
Discover how a squadron of low-flying bombers freed Resistance fighters from Amiens Jail in 1944. A gripping account of one of the most daring raids of World War II.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 13 - Breakout Through Hell's Gate

3.0 2 x
Hear how Leon Degrelle and a motley crew of Finns, Estonians and Belgians held off the three million-strong Russian army, enabling 56,000 men to escape.
1:00:00

Series 1, Episode 12 - Operation Pedestal

4.0 3 x
How did plucky tanker master Dudley Mason play a vital role in securing the island of Malta in the face of Nazi bombardment? A humbling tale of heroism from WWII.
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