The Bomber: Terror of WWII

48min

Documentary

War & Politics

Terror of the World: The story of a deadly war that intertwines Germany, Poland, Japan, Italy and Spain, and the remorseless development of weapons and bombers.

Episodes

Cast

Rise of the Bomber

1. Rise of the Bomber

43min

6th Jun 2022

The first bombs were dropped from balloons. During the First World War, Zeppelin airships were used for this, later Gotha planes appeared. Between the wars, more bombers began to be built.

War Without Boundaries

2. War Without Boundaries

44min

13th Jun 2022

When the Second World War broke out, bombers were one of the first weapons used in it. Bombings forced the use of gas masks and the construction of shelters, and children were evacuated from bombed-out cities.

The Means to Victory

3. The Means to Victory

43min

20th Jun 2022

Tactics on both sides were developed in both attack and defence. Both the bomber and the defence against it, became more effective through improvements in bombing, navigation, radar development and more.

The World at War

4. The World at War

43min

27th Jun 2022

After the end of the Battle of Britain came the bombing of German cities. In the war in the Pacific, the US and Japan successfully bombed naval and land targets.

By Night & By Day

5. By Night & By Day

43min

4th Jul 2022

The bombing of Tokyo demonstrated the power of the B-29 bomber. The cost of creating this machine exceeds that of the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb.

Terror of the World

6. Terror of the World

1h

11th Jul 2022

First air date

6th Jun 2022

Last air date

11th Jul 2022

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks