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20151 Season8 EpisodesEndedCombat Trains
Documentary
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.
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Season 1
8 EpisodesEP 01
01.Nazi Railways
44m
2015-11-25
01.Nazi Railways
44m
Aired 2015-11-25
From a mobile command headquarters for Hitler to the trains that carried out mass murder, track the history of the Nazi railway.
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EP 02
02.The Death Railway
44m
2015-12-02
02.The Death Railway
44m
Aired 2015-12-02
Discover the shocking story of the construction of WWII's Death Railway from some of the Allied POWs forced to build it.
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EP 03
03.Ambulance Trains
44m
2015-12-09
03.Ambulance Trains
44m
Aired 2015-12-09
From ambulance train to cutting-edge mobile hospital, see how the railway industry saved lives for over a century of war.
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EP 04
04.The First Railroad War
44m
2015-12-16
04.The First Railroad War
44m
Aired 2015-12-16
From Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.
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EP 05
05.Precious Cargo
44m
2016-01-06
05.Precious Cargo
44m
Aired 2016-01-06
Hop aboard and hear the stories of four rail journeys that changed the course of WWII, the Russian Revolution, and more.
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EP 06
06.Secrets & Lies
44m
2016-01-13
06.Secrets & Lies
44m
Aired 2016-01-13
From Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, discover stories of railway espionage and sabotage in times of war.
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EP 07
07.World War One
44m
2016-01-20
07.World War One
44m
Aired 2016-01-20
See how the efficiency of railways in WWI led not to a speedy victory but to the interminable horror of trench warfare.
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EP 08
08.World War Two: The Home Front
44m
2016-01-27
08.World War Two: The Home Front
44m
Aired 2016-01-27
Track the vital role British trains played during World War II, through firsthand accounts and rarely seen footage.
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