WWII: Secrets From Above Series 3

It is up to the British Home Fleet, led by its flagship HMS Hood, to stop the battleship before it reaches the Atlantic and changes the course of World War Two.  Told from a unique aerial perspective, this is the hunt for the Bismarck. 

But the British Royal Navy are on their tail, igniting a fight over control of neutral Norway. This battle calls for pioneering methods of warfare and galvanises resistance fighters, as undercover commandoes race to stop the Nazis from building the first atomic bomb.

The burnt-out shells of factories become a battleground of snipers, flamethrowers and hand-to-hand combat. Exhausted troops then face the brutality of fighting through a Russian winter. Told from a unique aerial perspective, this is the story of the bloodiest battle of World War Two.

Hitler’s aim is to strike a devastating blow against Stalin and finally wipe the Red Army from the face of the earth. This lethal confrontation pits elite Nazi weapons and tactics against Soviet industrial might, in one of the biggest tank battles in history.

The fall of Hitler’s capital marks not only the end of the Third Reich, but also the beginning of a new global power struggle. The surge for the city, the discovery of Nazi atomic secrets, and the desperate fight for Berlin... this final showdown shapes the future of Europe and the world.

 As the British retreat to the desert bottleneck of El Alamein, Hitler’s star general, Erwin Rommel, plans an all-out tank attack. In a battle of machines and armour, British commanders must rely on stealth and cunning to outwit the famous ‘Desert Fox’.