Defending Europe

"Resistance through the ages"

Exploring defensive strategies, weapons and structures used across Europe over 2,000 years, shedding light on forgotten histories that shaped modern borders.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: N/A

Release:

Rating: 2.0

Season 1 - Defending Europe
2024-09-16
"Maritime archaeologist Andy Torbet investigates an ancient sea fortress that was crucial to Finland and military historian Alex Churchill investigates a stolen Soviet tank and the Molotov Cocktail."
2024-09-16
"How Britain has defended its coastline for nearly a thousand years since the Norman invasion \u2013 seeing off threats from Napoleon to Hitler."
2024-09-16
"The story of how Poland, one of the most invaded countries in Europe, has survived against all the odds."
2024-09-16
"The story of how the Netherlands, locked in a constant battle with water, has harnessed this threat to become a powerful European player."
2024-09-16
"Discovering how France constructed ingenious fortifications, on a massive scale, to defend itself against attacks from the east."
2024-09-16
"The impressive fortifications and defensive strategies used during Spain\u2019s dramatic history of conflict, from the Middle Ages to the Civil War."