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The First Railroad War
Combat Trains - S1 - E4
From Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.
Combat Trains: Season 1 - 8 Episode s
1x1 - Nazi Railways
November 25, 2015
From a mobile command headquarters for Hitler to the trains that carried out mass murder, track the history of the Nazi railway.
1x2 - The Death Railway
December 2, 2015
Discover the shocking story of the construction of WWII's Death Railway from some of the Allied POWs forced to build it.
1x3 - Ambulance Trains
December 9, 2015
From ambulance train to cutting-edge mobile hospital, see how the railway industry saved lives for over a century of war.
1x4 - The First Railroad War
December 16, 2015
From Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.
1x5 - Precious Cargo
January 6, 2016
Hop aboard and hear the stories of four rail journeys that changed the course of WWII, the Russian Revolution, and more.
1x6 - Secrets & Lies
January 13, 2016
From Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, discover stories of railway espionage and sabotage in times of war.
1x7 - World War One
January 20, 2016
See how the efficiency of railways in WWI led not to a speedy victory but to the interminable horror of trench warfare.
1x8 - World War Two: The Home Front
January 27, 2016
Track the vital role British trains played during World War II, through firsthand accounts and rarely seen footage.