Defending Europe
Resistance through the ages
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Seasons | 1
Episodes | 6
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2024-09-16
Last EP | 2024-09-16
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Rating : 6.2
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Exploring defensive strategies, weapons and structures used across Europe over 2,000 years, shedding light on forgotten histories that shaped modern borders.
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Zinc Media
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2024-09-16
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Finland
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.
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Britain
2024-09-16
How Britain has defended its coastline for nearly a thousand years since the Norman invasion – seeing off threats from Napoleon to Hitler.
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Poland
2024-09-16
The story of how Poland, one of the most invaded countries in Europe, has survived against all the odds.
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The Netherlands
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.
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France
2024-09-16
Discovering how France constructed ingenious fortifications, on a massive scale, to defend itself against attacks from the east.
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Spain
2024-09-16
The impressive fortifications and defensive strategies used during Spain’s dramatic history of conflict, from the Middle Ages to the Civil War.
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