S1 E3 ∙ Vickers ∙
The role played by engineering giant Vickers during the Second World War, including the development of the Spitfire and how the Royal Navy recovered from losing so many warships.
All episodes for series 1 of War Factories
S1 E1 · German Aviation
The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.
S1 E2 · Krupp
The story behind the Krupp company, the powerful armaments manufacturers.
S1 E3 · Vickers
The role played by engineering giant Vickers during the Second World War.
S1 E4 · General Motors
How the Americans, once provoked into war, out-produced the rest of the world.
S1 E5 · US Aviation
Henry Ford's plan, with the help of Albert Kahn, to build a giant factory in Michigan.
S1 E6 · Occupied Territories
The sabotaging efforts of Peugeot in Nazi-occupied France.
S1 E7 · US Ships
The story of America's 'Liberty Ships', known as the Model T Fords of the ocean.
S1 E8 · Russia
How Stalin's massive war factories were dismantled and moved east.
