]BBC - Secrets of World War II Set 2 (1998) Part 3 The RAF versus the V-Weapons

You probably know the History, now discover the incredible SECRETS OF WORLD WAR II. Rarely has a war produced such clear cut reasons to fight as World War II. On the one hand were the totalitarian Dictators - Tojo, Hitler and Mussolini. On the other were the great democracies of the Western World which were gradually regaining their feet after the Great War of 1914-18 and the Wall Street Crash. Suddenly, ordinary men and women from all walks of life found themselves thrown into fearsome, nerve-tingling situations worthy of any Hollywood movie. The only difference in this series is that every story is true. Real people emerge as the Heroes of Telemark. Ordinary GIs and US Airforce and Navy personnel suddenly find themselves flying against the Japanese in China, jungle fighting in Burma and being dropped by submarine on enemy coasts at midnight. These untold stories can now be examined in great detail with the benefit of hindsight, newly-discovered archive film, maps and computer graphics which can complete the picture for today's viewer. Each fifty-two minute story gives the viewer a clear view of the historical context, the strategic objective, and the tactical effort made by flyers, sailors and foot-soldiers - often in the most oppressive and life threatening situations - to win victory from the enemy. Through this exciting series, you have top-level clearance to previously unseen military footage-both in black and white and color with newly declassified information, vivid re-creations and revealing firsthand accounts. Uncover the daring deeds, ingenious plots and amazing escapes that helped shape the outcome of the 20th-Century's greatest conflict.

Part 3 The RAF versus the V-Weapons

Hitler's ultimate goal was to produce a rocket capable of carrying an atomic weapon weighing five tons. Fortunately, the Royal Air Force discovered his plan and set about destroying his dream. On a September evening in 1944, a thunderous explosion ripped apart homes and streets in a quiet district of London. The destruction was officially blamed on a gas leak – but the real culprit was a terrifying, virtually unstoppable new German rocket. Now join British Intelligence and the Royal Air Force in a desperate undercover campaign to destroy “what Hitler called the decisive weapon of the war,” in “The RAF versus the V-Weapons.” Meet the brilliant German scientist who developed the Nazis' most powerful weapon of revenge–and take part in a daring British bomber raid to destroy his secret base on the Baltic Sea. See how RAF fighter pilots risked their planes, and lives, to track and destroy the V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets. Visit the amazing Nazi rocket factory buried in the side of a German mountain. Then discover the chilling secrets of Hitler's ultimate long-range weapon – capable of launching a deadly payload into the heart of New York City.

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