Combat Trains - Season 1

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Nazi Railways

1 - Nazi Railways

Air Date: 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

2 - The Death Railway

Air Date: 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

3 - Ambulance Trains

Air Date: 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

4 - The First Railroad War

Air Date: December 16, 2015

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

Precious Cargo

5 - Precious Cargo

Air Date: 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

6 - Secrets & Lies

Air Date: January 13, 2016

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

World War One

7 - World War One

Air Date: 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

8 - World War Two: The Home Front

Air Date: January 27, 2016

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