BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Season 1, Episode 14: Aircraft Carriers
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 20 episodes
Episode synopsis
The crucial part played by aircraft carriers in the war, first developed by the Royal Navy at the end of World War One to supersede battleships. After a successful British carrier-based attack on the Italian fleet, the Japanese resorted to the tactic of wreaking havoc on Pearl Harbour - only to face devastating retaliation from the US, who ended the war in an unrivalled position of maritime dominance.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Men Who Invented Radar
- E2The Man Who Designed the Spitfire
- E3The Men Who Liberated Belsen
- E4The Man Who Saved Britain's Cities
- E5The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler
- E6The Men Who Cracked Enigma
- E7The Men Who Sank the Bismarck
- E8The Men Who Lit Up Germany
- E9The Man Who Hoodwinked Hitler
- E10The Men Behind D-Day
- E11Tanks
- E12Midget Submarines