U-Boat Wargamers, False Dawns
Season 1, Episode 2
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World War II breaks out and a force of U-boats try to starve Britain into submission. Meanwhile, Vera Laughton Mathews recruits talented women into the Wrens.
False DawnsFrance falls in 1940 and Donitz's U-boats embark on a race to sink British merchant ships. Roberts' wargaming ideas are at last entertained by a desperate Admiralty.
The WrensThough the Admiralty are convinced the Allies already possess the expertise to defeat the German navy, Roberts and the Wrens start devising wargaming tactics to combat U-boat formations.
The GameRoberts and Laidlaw uncover a fatal flaw in the Royal Navy's anti-U-boat strategy and develop their own countertactic. Their next task is winning over the Admiralty.
StalemateWith the Allies at crisis point in 1943, pressure mounts on the Wrens to prove their worth and the stage is set for a battle that will turn the tide of the Atlantic war.
The End GameThe battle hits a turning point and Donitz unleashes an advanced torpedo to flip the momentum. Roberts and Laidlaw must devise a strategy to combat the new threat.
- About this episode
- France falls in 1940 and Donitz's U-boats embark on a race to sink British merchant ships. Roberts' wargaming ideas are at last entertained by a desperate Admiralty.
- CastJemima Woolnough, Richard Elfyn, Julie Barclay
- CrewMary Downes (Director), Tim Dunn (Director), Justin Rickett (Director)
- GenreFeatures
- Seasons1
- ChannelSky History
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