8pm NAZI MEGA WEAPONS - History - Uncover the engineering feats that sparked a technological revolution and changed warfare forever.
SUPER TANKS - Hitler’s megalomaniac impulses lead him to demand the construction of the largest tank the world had ever seen — a mobile fortress weighing 180 tons. But even this colossus doesn't satisfy his thirst, as he requests a 1,000-ton land battleship. This is the story of the engineers tasked with fulfilling that dream, and an arms race that resulted in the evolution of super-guns and tanks.
9pm WORLD WAR II: THE PRICE OF EMPIRE - History - Two conflicts at opposite sides of the globe lead to a new political map of the modern world.
STALEMATE - Germany seeks to neutralize British strength from the air, "the Battle of France is over" Churchill broadcasts, "the Battle of Britain has begun." It is a victory for the Allies, the only one with almost the whole of the European continent now under Nazi control and Germany, moving to reinforce the Italians, beginning to turn the tide in favor of the Axis in North Africa where Rommel arrives and drives the Allies back. In China Imperial Japanese forces control most of the eastern coastal area but suffer heavy casualties.
10pm CHURCHILL'S TOY SHOP - History - The history of Military Defense 1, a secret military research institute created by Winston Churchill during WWII.
Although Great Britain had pledged to defend Poland against a German invasion during the Second World War, it quickly became apparent to Prime Minister Winston Churchill that his country was woefully unprepared for a large-scale war effort. With limited time and resources available, Churchill set up Military Defense 1, a secret research institute dedicated to developing new weapons as quickly as possible. Much to the chagrin of the existing military establishment, the department reported directly to Churchill as they invented, tested, and facilitated what would become critical implements of the British arsenal.
Featuring rare archival photos and interviews with some of the men who worked in MD1 or used their ingenious weapons in the field, CHURCHILL'S TOY SHOP explores this fascinating but little-known aspect of World War II.
