Battlefields of the World Wars
This remarkable series takes viewers back in time to pivotal battles of World Wars I and II, with an emphasis on tactics and technology. These battles were climactic moments when the fates of nations and countless men were sealed in a matter of minutes and hours. To this day, the reasons for victory or defeat are often enigmatic. Each episode peers into the fog of war to expose the myths, legends, and hidden truths of the great 20th Century military confrontations.
Season 1
8 episodes
- 1. Battle of Verdun 1916Verdun in Northeast France was the scene of World War Is most emblematic battle During the harsh winter the German army prepared to launch an powerful offensive on the Meuse Valley After 300 days of fighting and 300000 dead the fighting shifted away from the Verdun front With so much firepower trained on the French lines why did the German offensive fail How did it color the course of this GreatTV-14CC1 h 5 minJun 15, 2014
- 2. Battle of Chemin des Dames 1917In April 1917, French soldiers were sure WWI was about to end. More than a million men gathered on the front. How did the Germans stop them?TV-14CC1 h 8 minJun 15, 2014
- 3. Battle of the AlpsIn the highlands of Southeast France, a small number of French soldiers faced off against 300,000 Italian troops. What explains their heroic victory?TV-14CC1 h 0 minJun 15, 2014
- 4. The Massacre of Dieppe 1942This infamous battle was among the worst allied debacles of WWII. In nine hours of fighting, over 2,000 Allied soldiers, most of them Canadians, died.TV-14CC57minJun 15, 2014
- 5. The Angels of Victory 1944On June 5, 1944, over 13,000 parachute troops take on a near-impossible mission to secure the right flank of the next day’s Normandy invasion.TV-14CC1 h 27 minJun 15, 2014
- 6. Counter Attack of the Hitler Youth - 1944On D-Day, Canadian troops who broke through entered one of the most brutal battles of the offensive – against a Panzer division of Hitler Youth.TV-14CC55minJun 15, 2014
- 7. The Liberation of Paris - 1944For 4 years, the Nazi flag flew atop the Eiffel Tower. Hitler vowed to destroy Paris rather than surrender it, but Parisians helped drive him out.TV-14CC1 h 0 minJun 15, 2014
- 8. Battle of the Bulge - 1944After the D-Day invasion, German forces counter-attacked. They were met by the steely nerve of the generals – and the heroic bravery of allied troops.TV-14CC54minJun 15, 2014
Battlefields of the World Wars
This remarkable series takes viewers back in time to pivotal battles of World Wars I and II, with an emphasis on tactics and technology. These battles were climactic moments when the fates of nations and countless men were sealed in a matter of minutes and hours. To this day, the reasons for victory or defeat are often enigmatic. Each episode peers into the fog of war to expose the myths, legends, and hidden truths of the great 20th Century military confrontations.
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- MagellanTV
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Audio languages
English
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