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S1 E2 False Dawns

Documentary

ALL

49m

27 Feb 2023

After the fall of France in 1940, Dönitz’s trio of aces embark on a race to sink British merchant ships. In Britain, the woman who will frustrate his plans turns the Women’s Royal Naval Service into a force to be reckoned with.

Season 1, 6 Episodes

Season 1 (6 Episodes)

U-Boat Wargamers - The Mastermind

The Mastermind,

When WW2 breaks out, an elite force of German U-boat commanders attempt to starve Britain into submission. Vera Mathews heads the reformed WRENS. Meanwhile retired naval commander Gilbert Roberts is desperate to return to his career.

U-Boat Wargamers - False Dawns

After the fall of France in 1940, Dönitz’s trio of aces embark on a race to sink British merchant ships. In Britain, the woman who will frustrate his plans turns the Women’s Royal Naval Service into a force to be reckoned with.

U-Boat Wargamers - The Wrens

When Gilbert Roberts arrives to set up a tactical school for the U-boats, he receives a frosty reception from Admiral Noble. Enlisting the help of Jean Laidlaw and a small team of Wrens, Roberts begins unpicking the flaws in Walker’s ‘Buttercup’.

U-Boat Wargamers - The Game

Roberts and Laidlaw have uncovered a flaw in the Royal Navy’s anti-U-boat tactic ‘Buttercup’. By wargaming through different scenarios, they develop a counter-tactic of their own, Codenamed operation ‘Raspberry

U-Boat Wargamers - Stalemate

Karl Dönitz fills the ocean with wolfpacks. It's 1943, and with supplies spread thin, pressure mounts on Roberts and the Wrens as they fight to prove the their tactics.

U-Boat Wargamers - The End Game

WATU faces a crucial encounter for ONS.5 in the Battle of the Atlantic. Dönitz unleashes the new torpedo that targets the escort ships. Roberts and Laidlaw must counteract the new weapon and recapture the waves.

Details

U-Boat Wargamers

Documentary

All

1 Season

49m

World War Two. Nazi Germany’s U-boats bring Britain to the brink of starvation by sinking their merchant ships in the North Atlantic. The U-Boats’ tactics are a closely guarded secret and the Royal Navy struggle to defeat them.

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