Secrets of World War II
TV Show| Title | Secrets of World War II |
| User score | 8 |
| Release date | Jan 1, 1998 |
| Release date of last episode | Dec 24, 2004 |
| Genre | Documentary, War & Politics |
| Series status | Returning series |
| Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 27 |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS2.E1 ∙ The Invasion That Never Was
Dec 24, 2004
S1.E26 ∙ The Cruise of the Secret Raiders
Jun 25, 1998
S1.E25 ∙ Home Run from Colditz
Jun 18, 1998
S1.E24 ∙ Destroying Hitler's Oil Fields
Jun 11, 1998
S1.E23 ∙ The Amazing Colonel Doolittle
Jun 4, 1998
S1.E22 ∙ Merrill's Marauders
May 28, 1998
S1.E21 ∙ Confusion Was Their Business
May 21, 1998
S1.E20 ∙ The Nazi Plundering of Europe
May 14, 1998
S1.E19 ∙ The Minehunters
May 7, 1998
S1.E18 ∙ Japan's Last Secret Weapon
Apr 30, 1998
S1.E17 ∙ The RAF Versus the V Weapons
Apr 23, 1998
S1.E16 ∙ The End of the Scharnhorst
Apr 16, 1998
S1.E15 ∙ How Germany Was Bombed to Defeat
Apr 9, 1998
S1.E14 ∙ They Flew for China
Apr 2, 1998
S1.E13 ∙ The Real Heroes of Telemark
Mar 26, 1998
S1.E12 ∙ The Secrets Behind the Battle of Guadalcanal
Mar 19, 1998
S1.E11 ∙ Above Us: The Enemy - Secrets of the Submarine War
Mar 12, 1998
S1.E10 ∙ Okinawa: The Greatest Sea/Air Battle in History
Mar 5, 1998
S1.E9 ∙ The Secrets of the Battle of the Bulge
Feb 26, 1998
S1.E8 ∙ Human Torpedoes
Feb 19, 1998
