BBC – Heroes and Weapons of WWII (2004) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch BBC – Heroes and Weapons of WWII online in HD.
Cast & Crew
BBC – Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2004-01-01 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 20 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Status | Ended |
BBC – Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: The Men Who Invented Radar (2004-01-01) — Radar gave British air defence the edge during the Battle of Britain and helped save Britain from invasion. But who were the electronic boffins behind its development in the 1930s
- E2: The Man Who Designed the Spitfire (2004-01-08) — The Spitfire is perhaps the most famous fighter plane of World War II, being a key element in winning the battle of Britain. But who designed it? R J Mitchell was a sickly inventor
- E3: The Men Who Liberated Belsen (2004-01-15) — In April 1945, British troops walked through the gates of Belsen, the notorious concentration camp. What they saw shocked the world. Richard Dimbleby and other Allied correspondent
- E4: The Man Who Saved Britain's Cities (2004-01-22) — In 1940, German bombers were ready to bomb Britain into submission and they were aided by the use of radio beams which told them exactly where to drop bombs at night. Dr R V Jones
- E5: The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler (2004-01-29) — By 1944, German generals could see that Hitler was leading them on a path to destruction, but who would stop him? In July 1944, Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg placed a bomb i
- E6: The Men Who Cracked Enigma (2004-02-05) — Enigma was the encoding machine of the German army – break the code and you could win the war. Polish agents sent a captured machine to the British and at Bletchley Park, using the
- E7: The Men Who Sank the Bismarck (2004-02-12) — Completed in 1940, the Bismarck was widely regarded as the most powerful warship in the world. In April 1941, Admiral Tovey of the British Royal Navy detected an attempt by the Bis
- E8: The Men Who Lit Up Germany (2004-02-19) — At first, Allied bombing raids on Germany were highly inaccurate, but then an elite force of night-bomber navigators were trained. They flew before the main bombing raids, marking
- E9: The Man Who Hoodwinked Hitler (2004-02-26) — How could one dead man save the lives of thousands of Allied soldiers? Ewen Montagu knew how and devised a cunning deception in which the body of a dead officer was washed ashore i
- E10: The Men Behind D-Day (2004-03-04) — In 1944 the Allies knew that they must invade Occupied Europe to free millions from Nazi tyranny. But the Nazis knew they were coming. The only question was when the attack would t
- E11: Tanks (2004-03-11) — The arsenal of weaponry employed during the course of the war, beginning with tanks, the mainstay of the Nazis' fearsome Blitzkrieg strategy. In 1939, a Mark 3 Panzer corps entered
- E12: Midget Submarines (2004-03-18) — From attacks on Pearl Harbor and Sydney Harbour, to the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Tirpitz, midget submarines played their part in some of the most gripping stories of the
- E13: Gliders (2004-03-25)
- E14: Aircraft Carriers (2004-04-01) — The crucial part played by aircraft carriers in the war, first developed by the Royal Navy at the end of World War One to supersede battleships. After a successful British carrier-
- E15: Fighter Bombers (2004-04-08) — By 1944, the Allied fronts in both western and eastern Europe had become faster moving and a new form of aircraft was needed to deliver swift, powerful attacks against German lines
- E16: Heavy Bombers (2004-04-15) — At the outbreak of World War II, the only heavy four engined bombers in the war were either Russian or American. Soon the Short Stirling, the Avro Lancaster, and the Liberator were
- E17: The Battleship (2004-04-22) — How battleships lost their naval supremacy during the conflict because of their vulnerability to aerial attack. The pride of the German Navy, the Bismarck, was crippled by Swordfis
- E18: Rockets (2004-04-29) — The development of Germany's V1, or doodlebug, and more sophisticated V2 rocket, both of which were used during the latter stages of the conflict to strike at the very heart of Bri
- E19: Fast Attack Boats (2004-05-06) — Fast patrol boats, armed with torpedoes and machine guns, were the marine raiders of World War II. This programme looks at some of their most spectacular raids, as well as the inci
- E20: The Machine Gun (2004-05-13) — The development of machine guns, including the Thompson, which was favoured by American gangsters during the 1920s. Plus, the lowdown on the Anglo-Czech Bren and various Russian mo
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does BBC – Heroes and Weapons of WWII have? 1 season(s) with 20 episodes.
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