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Season 1

  • S01E01 Finland

    • September 16, 2024
    • National Geographic

    How a small Finnish force beat the Red Army in the Second World War, and how Finns are preparing for war now, with nuclear bunkers and urban warfare.

  • S01E02 Britain

    • September 16, 2024
    • National Geographic

    How Britain has defended its coastline for nearly a thousand years since the Norman invasion – seeing off threats from Napoleon to Hitler.

  • S01E03 Poland

    • September 16, 2024
    • National Geographic

    The story of how Poland, one of the most invaded countries in Europe, has survived against all the odds.

  • S01E04 The Netherlands

    • September 16, 2024
    • National Geographic

    The story of how the Netherlands, locked in a constant battle with water, has harnessed this threat to become a powerful European player.

  • S01E05 France

    • September 16, 2024
    • National Geographic

    Discovering how France constructed ingenious fortifications, on a massive scale, to defend itself against attacks from the east.

  • S01E06 Spain

    • September 16, 2024
    • National Geographic

    The impressive fortifications and defensive strategies used during Spain’s dramatic history of conflict, from the Middle Ages to the Civil War.