Trains at War
Four famous campaigns of the Second World War are analyzed through the prism of trains and railways, which were increasingly crucial to the war effort.
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Four famous campaigns of the Second World War are analyzed through the prism of trains and railways, which were increasingly crucial to the war effort.
Trains at War
E1
Barbarossa
Expires on Mar 30
By not recognizing the important role that trains would play in his invasion of the USSR, Hitler sabotaged Operation...
Trains at War
E2
Liberation
Expires on Mar 30
Sabotaging the railways was one of the levers of the French Resistance - an effective weapon in the fight to liberate...
Trains at War
E3
The Battle of Britain
Expires on Mar 30
During the Battle of Britain, Winston Churchill leaned on all infrastructures. Despite the opinion of his generals, he...
Trains at War
E4
Overlord
Expires on Mar 30
Trains were at the heart of the D-Day landing strategy and the liberation of Europe, starting with strategic bombings...