Gladiators of WWII

The soldiers whose name has become a synonym for heroism and tackling the seemingly impossible; what was the task of the SAS, Britain's elite military force, in World War II? Ep3: SAS

We look at the British Armoured Division, known as the Desert Rats, who conducted an epic campaign against Rommel's Axis forces in the deserts of Egypt and Libya. Ep4: Desert Rats

After escaping the German invasion of their homeland in 1939, Polish fighter pilots and ground forces played a key role in the liberation of western Europe. Ep5: The Free Polish Forces

Despite the general inexperience of its young pilots, the Royal Air Force Fighter Command ultimately prevailed in its battle against the German Luftwaffe. Ep6: RAF Fighter Command

One of the world's elite WWII fighting forces, the Commandos were created by Churchill in the summer of 1940 as a means of striking at the coasts of Nazi-occupied Europe. Ep7: The Paras and Commandos

The Norwegian resistance movement was one of the most effective movements in the whole of occupied Europe; its activities helped destroy Germany's warships. Ep8: The Norwegian Resistance Fighters