Secrets of World War II

Jan 01, 1998 (en) Documentary, War & Politics [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jan 01, 1998
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  • Original title
    Secrets of World War II
  • Release
    Jan 01, 1998
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Overview

Rarely has a war produced such clear cut reasons to fight as World War II. Suddenly, ordinary men and women found themselves thrown into fearsome, situations worthy of any Hollywood movie. The only difference in this series is that every story is true. Real people emerge as the Heroes of Telemark. Ordinary GIs and US Airforce and Navy personnel suddenly find themselves flying against the Japanese in China, jungle fighting in Burma and being dropped by submarine on enemy coasts at midnight. These untold stories can now be examined in great detail with the benefit of hindsight, newly-discovered film, maps and graphics. Each fifty-two minute story covers the background to the main action. It will give the viewer a clear view of the historical context, the strategic objective and the tactical effort made by flyers, sailors and foot-soldiers - often in the most oppressive and life-threatening situations - to win victory from the enemy.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Robert Powell

    Self - Narrator

  2. Swaylee Loughnane

    Pilot

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 2 / Crews : 5

Season 1 ( 1998-01-01)

The Corpse That Fooled the Axis

Episode: 1

Adolf Hitler's Last Days

Episode: 2

Secret Mission to North Africa

Episode: 3

When Hitler Invaded America

Episode: 4

The Bruneval Raid

Episode: 5

What Really Happened to Rommel

Episode: 6

The Enigma Secret

Episode: 7

Human Torpedoes

Episode: 8

The Secrets of the Battle of the Bulge

Episode: 9

Okinawa: The Greatest Sea/Air Battle in History

Episode: 10

Above Us: The Enemy - Secrets of the Submarine War

Episode: 11

The Secrets Behind the Battle of Guadalcanal

Episode: 12

The Real Heroes of Telemark

Episode: 13

They Flew for China

Episode: 14

How Germany Was Bombed to Defeat

Episode: 15

The End of the Scharnhorst

Episode: 16

The RAF Versus the V Weapons

Episode: 17

Japan's Last Secret Weapon

Episode: 18

The Minehunters

Episode: 19

The Nazi Plundering of Europe

Episode: 20

Confusion Was Their Business

Episode: 21

Merrill's Marauders

Episode: 22

The Amazing Colonel Doolittle

Episode: 23

Destroying Hitler's Oil Fields

Episode: 24

Home Run from Colditz

Episode: 25

The Cruise of the Secret Raiders

Episode: 26

Season 2 ( 2004-12-24)

The Invasion That Never Was

The Invasion That Never Was

Episode: 1
Jan 01, 1998 (en)
Documentary, War & Politics
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Jan 01, 1998
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title Secrets of World War II
en

Overview

Rarely has a war produced such clear cut reasons to fight as World War II. Suddenly, ordinary men and women found themselves thrown into fearsome, situations worthy of any Hollywood movie. The only difference in this series is that every story is true. Real people emerge as the Heroes of Telemark. Ordinary GIs and US Airforce and Navy personnel suddenly find themselves flying against the Japanese in China, jungle fighting in Burma and being dropped by submarine on enemy coasts at midnight. These untold stories can now be examined in great detail with the benefit of hindsight, newly-discovered film, maps and graphics. Each fifty-two minute story covers the background to the main action. It will give the viewer a clear view of the historical context, the strategic objective and the tactical effort made by flyers, sailors and foot-soldiers - often in the most oppressive and life-threatening situations - to win victory from the enemy.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer