Combat Trains - Season 1
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.