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Combat Trains
Combat Trains

Combat Trains

7.0 IMDb 6.0 Nov 2015 1 Season 8 Episodes
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Documentary

Overview

For over a century, locomotives played a vital role in wartime. We explore some of the trains and railways, from the American Civil War through World War II, that turned the tides of battles and changed history. Rarely seen archival footage and accounts from vets who were there highlight these thrilling stories of engineering genius and extraordinary bravery.

Woodcut Media
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Key Crew

Kate Beal

Kate Beal

Executive Producer

E1

Nazi Railways

From a mobile command headquarters for Hitler to the trains that carried out mass murder, track the history of the Nazi railway.

Nov 25, 2015 44m
E2

The Death Railway

Discover the shocking story of the construction of WWII's Death Railway from some of the Allied POWs forced to build it.

Dec 2, 2015 44m
E3

Ambulance Trains

From ambulance train to cutting-edge mobile hospital, see how the railway industry saved lives for over a century of war.

Dec 9, 2015 44m
E4

The First Railroad War

From Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.

Dec 16, 2015 44m
E5

Precious Cargo

Hop aboard and hear the stories of four rail journeys that changed the course of WWII, the Russian Revolution, and more.

Jan 6, 2016 44m
E6

Secrets & Lies

From Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, discover stories of railway espionage and sabotage in times of war.

Jan 13, 2016 44m
E7

World War One

See how the efficiency of railways in WWI led not to a speedy victory but to the interminable horror of trench warfare.

Jan 20, 2016 44m
E8

World War Two: The Home Front

Track the vital role British trains played during World War II, through firsthand accounts and rarely seen footage.

Jan 27, 2016 44m

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