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The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.

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    War Factories Season 2 Episode 4 - Apocalypse Factories
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Apocalypse Factories

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
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  2. War Factories Season 1 Episode 7 - US Ships
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #2 - US Ships

    S1:E7

    The story of America's `Liberty Ships', which were produced in incredible numbers and became known as the Model T Fords of the ocean.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. War Factories Season 1 Episode 1 - German Aviation
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #3 - German Aviation

    S1:E1

    The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War, beginning with how the German aviation industry came to dominate the skies of Europe.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. War Factories Season 1 Episode 5 - US Aviation
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #4 - US Aviation

    S1:E5

    Henry Ford's plan, with the help of Albert Kahn, to build a giant factory in Michigan, covering 3.5million sq ft and including an aircraft production line half a mile in length.

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  5. War Factories Season 1 Episode 6 - Occupied Territories
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Occupied Territories

    S1:E6

    The sabotaging efforts of Peugeot in Nazi-occupied France, where the bosses and workers cooperated with the Resistance to hinder the Nazis' use of military vehicles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. War Factories Season 2 Episode 1 - Battle for Black Gold
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Battle for Black Gold

    S2:E1

    The 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. War Factories Season 2 Episode 3 - The People's Car
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #7 - The People's Car

    S2:E3

    While America had Ford or Chrysler or Buick, Hitler also wanted a car that would transform his nation: the 'people's car' - a Volkswagen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. War Factories Season 2 Episode 6 - Dambuster Factory
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Dambuster Factory

    S2:E6

    How the Lancaster factory, one of the biggest buildings in Europe at the time, helped to create a truly war-winning weapon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. War Factories Season 1 Episode 3 - Vickers
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #9 - Vickers

    S1:E3

    The role played by engineering giant Vickers during the Second World War, including the development of the Spitfire and how the Royal Navy recovered from losing so many warships.

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  10. War Factories Season 2 Episode 5 - The Kamikaze Bullet
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Kamikaze Bullet

    S2:E5

    Japan 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. War Factories Season 1 Episode 2 - Krupp
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Krupp

    S1:E2

    The story behind the Krupp company, who were responsible for the manufacture of two of Germany's most feared war products - the Panzer Tank and the U-boat.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. War Factories Season 2 Episode 7 - Colt & Kalashnikov
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Colt & Kalashnikov

    S2:E7

    Long 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. War Factories Season 1 Episode 4 - General Motors
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #13 - General Motors

    S1:E4

    How the Americans, once they were provoked into war, out-produced the rest of the world so quickly and by such a huge margin, including the likes of General Motors.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. War Factories Season 2 Episode 2 - Fiat & the Fascists
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Fiat & the Fascists

    S2:E2

    Fiat didn't just make cars: they made trains, they made planes, and like modern-day kingmakers, they made and broke governments too.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. War Factories Season 1 Episode 8 - Russia
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Russia

    S1:E8

    The remarkable story of how Stalin's massive war factories were dismantled and moved east on one and half million railway trucks, to avoid being lost to the Nazis.

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  16. War Factories Season 3 Episode 5 - War Machine - The Story of the Machine Gun
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - War Machine - The Story of the Machine Gun

    S3:E5

    This episode looks at the the invention of the machine gun, and how weapon that changed the art of war was adopted and adapted by war factories around the world. The Maxim Gun was developed by a British based American inventor called Hiram Maxim and was the first fully automatic machine-gun. The only problem was that it weighed a whooping 136 ibs. British company Vickers aquired Maxim's company and moved on the design.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. War Factories Season 2 Episode 8 - The First Giants
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The First Giants

    S2:E8

    The First World War led to a number of astounding war factories, which laid the foundations and paved the way for modern factories of today.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. War Factories Season 3 Episode 1 - Rolls-Royce - The Engine that Won the War
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Rolls-Royce - The Engine that Won the War

    S3:E1

    The Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster and Wellington bombers, aircraft that undoubtedly won the Battle of Britain, had one thing in common, they were powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. War Factories Season 3 Episode 2 - Skoda - The Factory that Fought Back
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Skoda - The Factory that Fought Back

    S3:E2

    When people think of Skoda, they think of cheap and efficient family cars. As early as the 1930s, their factory was a cover for espionage, sabotage and the liberation of Jews from all over Europe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. War Factories Season 3 Episode 3 - Nazi Muscle Machines - Ferdinand Porsche's Tanks
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Nazi Muscle Machines - Ferdinand Porsche's Tanks

    S3:E3

    Ferdinand Porsche was one of the most influential engineers in Nazi Germany.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. War Factories Season 3 Episode 4 - Opel - The Truck Behind the Blitzkrieg
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Opel - The Truck Behind the Blitzkrieg

    S3:E4

    For the germans, the truck became the secret weapon that changed warfare. From the mountain passes of the Ardennes, across the deserts of Libya and the vast wilderness of Russia, the humble truck enabled the German army to conduct its lightning war with speed and efficiency it required. And the key machine in Blitzkrieg was the GM Opel Blitz. This episode tells the Story of the Blitz and the American-owned war factories that would produce them, putting business before country.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. War Factories Season 3 Episode 6 - Enterprise: The Rise of the Aircraft Carrier
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Enterprise: The Rise of the Aircraft Carrier

    S3:E6

    The story of the rise of the aircraft carrier and how it changed the tactics of sea warfare.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Apocalypse Factories" is the best rated episode of "War Factories". It scored 7.6/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/26/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "US Ships".