War Machine: World War II War on Land (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

War Machine: World War II

War on Land (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

During land warfare, every weapon was made to fill a specific need. Designed for a single purpose: to win the race for technological supremacy over the enemy.

Director

Tristan Beacroft

Writers

Steve Iliffe | Liz Kenneally

Producer

Edmund Duff (producer)

Editors

Melissa Brooks | Craig Marsh

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Updated Mar 24, 2025

Release date

Mar 24, 2025 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Katherine Landdeck Self - Professor of History / Self - Author of 'The Women with Silver Wings' (as Katherine Sharp Landdeck PH.D.) Self - Professor of History / Self - Author of 'The Women with Silver Wings' (as Katherine Sharp Landdeck PH.D.) See fewer	Silver Wings
Chris McNab Self - Military Historian and Author (as Dr. Chris McNab) Self - Military Historian and Author (as Dr. Chris McNab) See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Mark R. Wilson Self - Professor of History / Self - University of North Carolina, Charlotte Self - Professor of History / Self - University of North Carolina, Charlotte See fewer	War Machine: World War II (2025)
Larrie Ferreiro Self - Naval Architect and Historian, George Mason University / Self - Author of 'Churchill's American Arsenal' (as Dr. Larrie D. Ferreiro) Self - Naval Architect and Historian, George Mason University / Self - Author of 'Churchill's American Arsenal' (as Dr. Larrie D. Ferreiro) See fewer	Voyages of Discovery (2006)
Stephen Bull Self - Museum Curator, Lancashire Infantry Museum (as Dr. Stephen Bull) Self - Museum Curator, Lancashire Infantry Museum (as Dr. Stephen Bull) See fewer	Crimson Point (2023)
Adrien Guinebault Self - Musée des Blindés de Saumur / Self - Exposition Tiger Open Heart Self - Musée des Blindés de Saumur / Self - Exposition Tiger Open Heart See fewer	Secret Weapons of World War II (2023)
Mark Edele Self - Hansen Professor in History, University of Melbourne Self - Hansen Professor in History, University of Melbourne See fewer	War Machine: World War II (2025)
Jessica Douglas-Henry Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Our Brother James (2001)
Joseph Goebbels Self - Reichsminister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (archive footage) Self - Reichsminister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (archive footage) See fewer	Der Führer (1932)
Adolf Hitler Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
K.T. Keller Self - President of Chrysler (archive footage) Self - President of Chrysler (archive footage) See fewer	Easter Parade of Stars Auto Show (1953)
Albert Khan Self - Architect (archive footage) Self - Architect (archive footage) See fewer
Bill Knudsen Self - President, General Motors (archive footage) Self - President, General Motors (archive footage) See fewer
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Self - German Industrialist (archive footage) (as Alfried Krupp) Self - German Industrialist (archive footage) (as Alfried Krupp) See fewer
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Self - German Industrialist (archive footage) (as Gustav Krupp) Self - German Industrialist (archive footage) (as Gustav Krupp) See fewer
Benito Mussolini Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) See fewer	Hundred Days (1935)
George S. Patton Self - General, United States Army (archive footage) Self - General, United States Army (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Joseph Stalin Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage) Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage) See fewer	One Inch from Victory (1944)