BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Season 1, Episode 19: Fast Attack Boats
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 20 episodes
Episode synopsis
Fast patrol boats, armed with torpedoes and machine guns, were the marine raiders of World War II. This programme looks at some of their most spectacular raids, as well as the incident involving future President of the United States, John Kennedy, in a clash with a Japanese destroyer.
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