Name: Narrow Escapes of WWII
Released: 2012-05-15T07:00:00.000Z
Cast: Colin Tierney

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This is a series about heroes, people who stand up and fight when everything seems lost. It’s a series about brilliant generals, ferocious warriors and individual selfless acts of courage to which thousands owe their lives. The series combines eyewitness and expert testimony with specially shot material, and exclusive archive footage.

Documentary · 2012 · 51 min

Starring Colin Tierney

Director Nick Davidson

EPISODE 1

The Amiens Raid

A gripping account of the most daring raids of WWII; the squadron of low flying bombers who freed fighters from Amiens Jail.

44 min · Mar 5, 2012
EPISODE 2

The Doolittle Raid

Hear about America's first air raid on the Japanese archipelago, led by Colonel Jimmy Doolittle.

44 min · May 15, 2012
EPISODE 3

Wingate & the Chindits

The Chindits were the army's elite jungle troops who beat the Japanese in a daring mission.

44 min · Mar 5, 2012
EPISODE 4

The Black Battalion

The 333rd Field Artillery Battalion risked everything to fight off the Nazis at Bastogne.

44 min · Mar 5, 2012
EPISODE 5

Lucky Laycock's Escape From Crete

Maj. Gen. Robert "Lucky" Laycock rallies his unit to fend off a German attack on Crete.

44 min · Mar 5, 2012
EPISODE 6

Manstein Holds the Line

How Erich Von Manstein's miraculous escape later became the basis for NATO's defence plans.

44 min · Mar 5, 2012

Colin Tierney

Narrator
Nick Davidson

Director
Matthew Barrett

Producer
Richard Wise

Producer

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