Missions That Changed The War: The Doolittle Raid

Tony Robinson - whose grandfather enlisted in the First World War - gains an unparalleled perspective of the Great War from 3D photographs.

Tony Robinson - whose grandfather enlisted in the First World War - gains an unparalleled perspective of the Great War from 3D photographs.

There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead . But what of the bloody battles fought on our home soil, in our longest-running war that established the Australian nation?

When the First World War broke out, powered flight was barely a decade old. Within the first few months of the war, the first flimsy aircraft would change ground warfare forever. An Allied reconnaissance plane spotted a crucial weakness in the German lines at the Marne in August 1914. However, as the Allies massed in attack, a German aircraft saw them and the element of surprise was lost. Armies could no longer manoeuvre without being seen - and the era of trench warfare began.

Ambitious, spectacular, and supercharged with thrilling action, Air Aces profiles the most harrowing airborne combat missions ever, many of which were recently declassified.

Ambitious, spectacular, and supercharged with thrilling action, Air Aces profiles the most harrowing airborne combat missions ever, many of which were recently declassified.

On 22nd June 1941, Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa–the Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia. Four million troops, backed by 19 panzer divisions, fought their way east, confident of total victory within a just few short months. They were wrong.

Just when you thought you knew everything about WWII, Secret War uncovers more incredible stories that exist under the radar. As bombs were dropped from planes, missiles were launched and tanks were deployed all over the world, another kind of war was being waged by the Allies: a secret war – a war of espionage.

Discover the most daring covert operations, ingenious spy gadgets and cunning military deceptions that forever changed the course of history! From the Viet Cong s secret methods to hidden supply highways, underground cities, covert camps and double agents, this instant classic reveals a wealth of undercover tactics used by the American and Vietnamese military leaders during the controversial war.