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

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Cientos de miles de seres humanos deben su vida a quienes aparecen en esta serie. Los protagonistas son generales brillantes, guerreros implacables y hombres que se pusieron en pie y plantaron cara cuando todo parecía perdido. Contada exclusivamente a través de historias personales, la serie recrea incursiones suicidas, luchas al límite, huidas casi imposibles y extraordinarias operaciones de defensa.

Documental · 2012 · 51 min

Reparto Colin Tierney

Dirección Nick Davidson

EPISODIO 1

The Amiens Raid

This is the story of Operation Jericho: the bombing of the jail at Amiens so that French Resistance fighters and Allied spies could escape before their execution day.

44 min · 5 mar 2012
EPISODIO 2

The Doolittle Raid

To revenge Pearl Harbour, US bombers staged an astonishing long-distance attack on Tokyo, flying even though they were unlikely to get back alive.

44 min · 15 may 2012
EPISODIO 3

Wingate & the Chindits

Surrounded by the Japanese, Orde Wingate led the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade in one of the most imaginative and complex escapes of World War II.

44 min · 5 mar 2012
EPISODIO 4

The Black Battalion

Unsung heroes: the battalion of black soldiers who were surrounded, down to their last ten rounds, and yet who helped win the Battle of the Bulge.

44 min · 5 mar 2012
EPISODIO 5

Lucky Laycock's Escape From Crete

This is the dramatic story of how Crete was captured by the Germans and how Robert Laycock led a desperate rear guard action against crack German mountain troops.

44 min · 5 mar 2012
EPISODIO 6

Manstein Holds the Line

Fleeing from the Russian troops, Erich von Manstein devised one of the most brilliant escapes in military history one that is still studied in military schools.

44 min · 5 mar 2012