Name: Secrets of the Nazi War Machine
Released: 2019-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: James Holland

TV Show · Documentary · History

World War II historian James Holland travels across Europe to explore the extraordinary machines produced under the Third Reich, uncovering rare archives to understand who built them and how they evolved.

2019 · 46m

Starring James Holland

Director Ruth Mulcahy

EPISODE 1

The Luftwaffe

Five years after the outbreak of war, the Luftwaffe was a broken fleet. James Holland gets inside the cockpit of their star fighters, like the ME109, and learns how superb aircraft like the JU88 were ruined by Hitler's obsession with dive-bombing.
EPISODE 2

The Panzers

James uncovers the truth behind Hitler's feared Panzer tank divisions, and gets to ride in Hitler's own luxury four-wheel Mercedes G4. He also explores how German obsession with over-engineering their armoured vehicles brought about their downfall.
EPISODE 3

The U-Boats

James Holland explores the force that threatened wartime Britain's survival like no other, Germany's U-boats, uncovering how Hitler's failure to understand maritime warfare held the key to the outcome of World War II.
EPISODE 4

The Guns

James Holland explores just how effective German weaponry was in battle conditions and uncovers the secret flaws the Nazis tried to hide.