The Dambusters Story: A Battle Against Time

Historian Dan Snow recounts World War II's most daring bombing raids.

Historian Dan Snow hosts this three-part series that recounts World War II's most daring bombing raids. On the nights of May 16-17, 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led No. 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on an audacious operation to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley, the industrial heartland of Germany.

The Dambusters Story: A Battle Against Time is presented by your local public television station.

Distributed nationally by American Public Television