

Combat Trains
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S1 E1 - The Death Railway
June 18, 201743minDiscover the shocking story of the construction of WWII’s Death Railway from some of the Allied POWs forced to build it.Free trial of Paramount+S1 E2 - Ambulance Trains
June 25, 201743minFrom ambulance train to cutting-edge mobile hospital, see how the railway industry saved lives for over a century of war.Free trial of Paramount+S1 E3 - Nazi Railway
July 2, 201743minFrom a mobile command headquarters for Hitler to the trains that carried out mass murder, track the history of the Nazi railway.Free trial of Paramount+S1 E4 - World War I
July 9, 201743minSee how the efficiency of railways in WWI led not to a speedy victory but to the interminable horror of trench warfare.Free trial of Paramount+S1 E5 - WWII - The Homefront
July 16, 201743minTrack the vital role British trains played during World War II, through firsthand accounts and rarely seen footage.Free trial of Paramount+S1 E6 - Critical Cargo
July 23, 201743minHop aboard and hear the stories of four rail journeys that changed the course of WWII, the Russian Revolution, and more.Free trial of Paramount+S1 E7 - First Railroad War
July 30, 201743minFrom Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.Free trial of Paramount+S1 E8 - Secrets and Lies
August 6, 201743minFrom Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, discover stories of railway espionage and sabotage in times of war.Free trial of Paramount+
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- Smithsonian Channel
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