Defending Europe (2024)

Season 1

Exploring defensive strategies, weapons and structures used across Europe over 2,000 years, shedding light on forgotten histories that shaped modern borders.

Released Sept. 16, 2024 Episode 60 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History, War

Keywords: tmdb.europe, tmdb.war, imdb.military-and-war-documentary, imdb.military-defense, imdb.battle, imdb.combat, imdb.europe + 4 more, imdb.history-documentary, imdb.warfare, imdb.military, imdb.european-history

Production Companies: Zinc Media

Network: National Geographic Channel

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb 4243

7.4

/42/

Trakt

/3/

TMDb

/5/

S1E1 - Finland

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.

Sept. 16, 2024, midnight

S1E2 - Britain

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

Sept. 16, 2024, midnight

S1E3 - Poland

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

Sept. 16, 2024, midnight

S1E4 - The Netherlands

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

Sept. 16, 2024, midnight

S1E5 - France

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

Sept. 16, 2024, midnight

S1E6 - Spain

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

Sept. 16, 2024, midnight

Network: National Geographic Channel

Episode Runtime: 60 min.

Season Runtime: 360 min.

Released: Sept. 16, 2024

Last Air Date: Sept. 16, 2024, midnight

Status: Returning Series

Certification: NR

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