World War II: Secrets from Above - Episode Guide

Matching archive film and photography to their original locations, this series charts the most extraordinary events of WWII from a unique perspective.

1942 – the Nazis develop the world's first cruise and ballistic missiles. Can the Allies stop Hitler before he rains down terror from above?

Stalin, seeking revenge, wages a war of annihilation against Nazi Germany. Over one million Soviet soldiers charge west to launch an attack on Berlin.

1943 – Allied commanders assemble the crème de la crème of their air forces to attempt one of the most audacious bombing missions of WWII.

December 1944 - Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg. In small towns, vastly outnumbered Allied platoons face off against entire German battalions in a series of David Vs Goliath attacks that pits superior Nazi weaponry against American mettle: The Battle of the Bulge.

1940 - 400,000 Allied troops are surrounded by Hitler's army at Dunkirk. Can the Allies escape and make it back to Britain to continue the fight?

Summer 1940: Fierce dogfights fill the skies over Southern England, as the pilots of the RAF defend the island from ferocious German bombers.

The longest campaign of the war pits the deadly stealth of the Nazi U-boats against the code-breaking genius and long-range bombers of the Allies.

From the first shots fired to the horrors of Auschwitz, the battle to free Poland from the grip of the Nazis is one of the toughest of the war.

The Allies have taken the beaches of Northern France. Now they face a brutal fight through enemy territory in a bid to liberate Europe.

September 1944: Thousands of troops drop from the skies over the Netherlands, as the Allies launch the largest airborne assault in history.

From the audacious beach landings at Salerno to the mountaintop stand-off at Monte Cassino, the Allies battle to liberate Italy from the Nazis.

In April 1940, German battleships attack key Norwegian ports, but the British Navy are on their tail in a fierce fight over control of Norway.

In May 1941, the new Nazi battleship Bismarck set out to destroy Allied convoys in the Atlantic. It was up to the Royal Navy to stop it in its tracks.

The site of the battle of El Alamein in Egypt.

Autumn 1942: After devastating Nazi bombing raids, fierce fighting breaks out in the streets of Soviet Stalingrad in the bloodiest battle of the Second World War.

As the war reaches its endgame, Allies and Soviets race to seize Berlin, uncovering Nazi secrets that reshape Europe and set the stage for the Cold War.

Hitler gathers 800,000 Nazi soldiers to launch a major attack against Stalin and aim to eliminate the Red Army.

Highlights from the series.

Compilation of highlights from the series, including one of the most audacious bombing missions of the Second World War and the race to stop Hitler's aerial assaults.