Combat Trains - Season 1

Combat Trains

Season 1

2015 • 8 Episodes

Episodes

Nazi Railways - Combat Trains

1. Nazi Railways

November 25, 2015

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

The Death Railway - Combat Trains

2. The Death Railway

December 2, 2015

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

Ambulance Trains - Combat Trains

3. Ambulance Trains

December 9, 2015

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

The First Railroad War - Combat Trains

4. The First Railroad War

December 16, 2015

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

Precious Cargo - Combat Trains

5. Precious Cargo

January 6, 2016

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

Secrets & Lies - Combat Trains

6. Secrets & Lies

January 13, 2016

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

World War One - Combat Trains

7. World War One

January 20, 2016

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

World War Two: The Home Front - Combat Trains

8. World War Two: The Home Front

January 27, 2016

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