Episode 1
Battle for Black Gold
45m5.0 / 10
The story of the discovery and exploitation of the Baku Oilfields in the Russian Caucasus, which forced Stalin and Hitler to face-off in the battle of Stalingrad.
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TV series
War Factories
20193 seasons7.5 / 10
The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
War Factories premiered July 17, 2019. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.
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Episode 2
Fiat & the Fascists
40m5.0 / 10
Fiat didn't just make cars: they made trains, they made planes, and like modern-day kingmakers, they made and broke governments too.
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Episode 3
The People's Car
45m5.0 / 10
While America had Ford or Chrysler or Buick, Hitler also wanted a car that would transform his nation: the 'people's car' - a Volkswagen.
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Episode 4
Apocalypse Factories
40m5.0 / 10
The incredible story of the arms race to create America's nuclear arms factories.
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Episode 5
The Kamikaze Bullet
45m5.0 / 10
Japan would create arguably the greatest fighter in WW2 - the Mitsubishi Zero. But their failed War Factories would ultimately reduce the Zero to a Kamikaze plane.
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Episode 6
Dambuster Factory
40m5.0 / 10
How the Lancaster factory, one of the biggest buildings in Europe at the time, helped to create a truly war-winning weapon.
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Episode 7
Colt & Kalashnikov
45m5.0 / 10
Long before Henry Ford, Samuel Colt was the true father of mass production. Ironically, it was the inadequacy of Soviet factory production which made the AK47 so effective.
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Episode 8
The First Giants
40m5.0 / 10finale
The First World War led to a number of astounding war factories, which laid the foundations and paved the way for modern factories of today.
Where to watch War FactoriesEpisode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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More about War Factories
Cast
Alexandra Churchill
Guy WaltersCredits
- Written by
- Mike Ibeji
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 22
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
U&YesterdayUnited Kingdom
Histoire TVFrance
Themes
factorywar