World War II: Secrets from Above
As we fly above the infamous battle sites of D-Day and Dunkirk, soar over hidden Nazi bunkers, and glide across lost battleships and sunken shipwrecks - this new series exposes secrets of World War Two - in a brand-new way.
- 2022-2025
- 3 seasons
- Disney+
- Documentary
As we fly above the infamous battle sites of D-Day and Dunkirk, soar over hidden Nazi bunkers, and glide across lost battleships and sunken shipwrecks - this new series exposes secrets of World War Two - in a brand-new way.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Road to D-Day
Matching archive film and photography to their original locations, this series charts the most extraordinary events of WWII from a unique perspective.
Episode 2
Hitler's Vengeance Weapons
In 1942, Hitler wants revenge for the relentless bombing of German cities; in a secret research facility, his scientists are developing the world's first cruise and ballistic missiles.
Episode 3
Battle of the Bulge
December 1944 - Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg; vastly outnumbered allied platoons face off against entire German battalions in a series of David Vs Goliath attacks.
Episode 4
Dambusters
By 1943 Hitler's marauding armies have steamrollered across Europe; the allies can't compete on the battlefield, so the commanders plan an audacious attack on the booming industry, which is producing German tanks, submarines and aircraft.
Episode 5
Escape from Dunkirk
In May 1940, 400,000 Allied troops are surrounded by Hitler's army on the beaches of Dunkirk; deep in the tunnels under Dover Castle, the Royal Navy plans a rescue mission; success or failure could decide the outcome of the war.
Episode 6
Road to Berlin
1945, Stalin is waging a war of annihilation against Nazi Germany. On the eastern front, more than a million Soviet soldiers storm into Berlin. But to achieve their prize, the Red Army must defeat several German strongholds.