2+ Hours Of Wartime Factories To Fall Asleep To

This is the story of war production – of how Allied industry won the war by massively out-producing the Axis powers. Forget the big-name generals and battle tactics. This was a war of the factories.

00:00:00 Enterprise: The Rise Of The Aircraft Carrier

In December 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The attack was the first ever full-scale assault by carrier-based aircraft in history, bringing America into World War II and changing the way battles were fought.

00:44:15 Rolls-Royce: The Engine That Won The War

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

01:26:47 Skoda: The Factory That Fought Back

The story of how Skoda’s Czech factory, which was one of the largest arms producers in Europe, became the cover for espionage, sabotage and the liberation of Jews from all over Europe in the 1930s.

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