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  • DEFENDING EUROPE

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Defending Europe explores the incredible ways different countries have protected their borders over the past 1000 years.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Defending Europe: Finland
    How a small Finnish force beat the Red Army in the Second World War, and how Finns are preparing for war now, with nuclear bunkers and urban warfare.
    Next Showing:  
    Sunday 2 March 2025 at 10:00PM - National Geographic
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    Monday 3 March 2025 at 2:00AM - National Geographic

    Monday 3 March 2025 at 6:00AM - National Geographic
  • Defending Europe: Britain
    How Britain has defended its coastline for nearly a thousand years since the Norman invasion – seeing off threats from Napoleon to Hitler.
    Next Showing:  
    Sunday 16 March 2025 at 10:00PM - National Geographic
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    Monday 17 March 2025 at 2:00AM - National Geographic

    Monday 17 March 2025 at 6:00AM - National Geographic
  • Defending Europe: Poland
    The story of how Poland, one of the most invaded countries in Europe, has survived against all the odds.
    Next Showing:  
    Sunday 9 March 2025 at 10:00PM - National Geographic
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    Monday 10 March 2025 at 2:00AM - National Geographic

    Monday 10 March 2025 at 6:00AM - National Geographic
  • Defending Europe: 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.
    Next Showing:  
    Sunday 23 March 2025 at 10:00PM - National Geographic
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    Monday 24 March 2025 at 2:00AM - National Geographic

    Monday 24 March 2025 at 6:00AM - National Geographic
  • Defending Europe: Spain
    The impressive fortifications and defensive strategies used during Spain’s dramatic history of conflict, from the Middle Ages to the Civil War.
    Next Showing:  
    Sunday 30 March 2025 at 10:00PM - National Geographic
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    Monday 31 March 2025 at 2:00AM - National Geographic

    Monday 31 March 2025 at 6:00AM - National Geographic
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