WWII: Secrets from Space
2019 · National Geographic · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · America's Bloodiest Battle
Wed, 25 Sept, 4:50 am
The team investigate the Hurtgen Forest in Germany to uncover the hidden traces of the longest and bloodiest single battle in US army history.
About
World War II - the largest, most destructive conflict mankind has ever known. Decisive battles, both epic and complex, played out against a vast landscape across the globe. Many of these operations have been misinterpreted, lost in the fog of war or consumed by the landscape. Using remote sensing techniques (including LiDAR, photogrammetry etc), each episode tells the story of a WWII battle or campaign and will hopefully even changes some of the accepted truths documented in military files or veteran testimonies.
Episodes
- E01
Pearl Harbor
Wed, 21 Aug· 60 minThe Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the world. Now new technology is revealing hidden traces of that attack, on the land and underwater.
- E02
Hitler's Killer Rocket
Wed, 28 Aug· 60 minIn 1944, the Nazis launched the world's most advanced weapon, the V-2 rocket. Pete Kelsey and Marty Morgan uncover the awful truth behind Hitler's Vengeance rockets.
- E03
Island Under Siege
Wed, 4 Sept· 60 minIn 1940, the Axis besieged the Mediterranean island of Malta. Pete Kelsey and Marty Morgan uncover how the most bombed place on earth fought back.
- E04
The Battle That Won the Pacific War
Wed, 11 Sept· 60 minBetween the volcanoes, jungles and swamps of Papua New Guinea, the team hunt for clues as to how Allied troops dismantled the Japanese war machine.
- E05
Bloody Road to Rome
Wed, 18 Sept· 60 minThe Allied advance to Rome ground to a halt in Italy's mountainous heartland. Pete and Marty investigate why this route cost so much human life.
- E06
America's Bloodiest Battle
Wed, 25 Sept· 60 minThe team investigate the Hurtgen Forest in Germany to uncover the hidden traces of the longest and bloodiest single battle in US army history.
Cast
Martin K.A. Morgan
Presenter
Pete Kelsey
Presenter