War Factories S02E04 · Apocalypse Factories

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The incredible story of the arms race to create America's nuclear arms factories.

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1. 1 1. Battle for Black Gold2020-08-05 · 45mThe story of the discovery and exploitation of the Baku Oilfields in the Russian Caucasus, which forced Stalin and Hitler to face-off in the battle of Stalingrad.
2. 2 2. Fiat & the Fascists2020-08-12 · 40mFiat didn't just make cars: they made trains, they made planes, and like modern-day kingmakers, they made and broke governments too.
3. 3 3. The People's Car2020-08-19 · 45mWhile America had Ford or Chrysler or Buick, Hitler also wanted a car that would transform his nation: the 'people's car' - a Volkswagen.
4. 4 4. Apocalypse Factories2020-08-26 · 40mThe incredible story of the arms race to create America's nuclear arms factories.
5. 5 5. The Kamikaze Bullet2020-09-02 · 45mJapan would create arguably the greatest fighter in WW2 - the Mitsubishi Zero. But their failed War Factories would ultimately reduce the Zero to a Kamikaze plane.
6. 6 6. Dambuster Factory2020-09-09 · 40mHow the Lancaster factory, one of the biggest buildings in Europe at the time, helped to create a truly war-winning weapon.
7. 7 7. Colt & Kalashnikov2020-09-16 · 45mLong before Henry Ford, Samuel Colt was the true father of mass production. Ironically, it was the inadequacy of Soviet factory production which made the AK47 so effective.
8. 8 8. The First Giants2020-09-23 · 40mThe First World War led to a number of astounding war factories, which laid the foundations and paved the way for modern factories of today.