Battlefield

The Battle for North Africa

The Battle of the Atlantic

The longest continuous military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic raged across the ocean from 1939 till 1945,

The Battle For Russia

Hitler's plan for the conquest of Russia called for a classic Blitzkrieg offensive, which would be pressed ruthlessly to

The Battle for Italy

When victory in North Africa seemed assured, Allied Planners turned their attention to Italy. The objective was to seize

The Battle of Leyte Gulf

To restore American prestige in the Pacific, President Franklin Roosevelt authorized an invasion of the Philippines, a f

The Battle for the Rhine

During the last months of 1944, the British and Americans pressed steadily through France and Belgium to the western fro

Dien Bien Phu - The Legacy

In 1953 the French and Viet Minh forces had been at war for seven years. The climactic encounter of the war occurred at

The Undeclared War

What starts as a ripple becomes a wave, and with the United States involvement in Vietnam, it began as a contingent of U

Search and Destroy

While the method of "search and destroy" is the ultimate goal for any armed conflict, it developed a new face in Southea

Showdown in the Iron Triangle

Expanding its presence in 1966, the U.S. Army sets up patrols in the south to draw out Viet Cong guerrillas, but can't f

Countdown to Tet

Viet Cong incursions in 1967 prompt the U.S. to reinforce key southern bases, unaware that the North Vietnamese were pla

The Tet Offensive

Viet Cong guerrillas, backed by the North Vietnamese Army, staged a massive offensive against major cities and U.S. base

War on the DMZ

Unlike the two world wars and the many before, the conflict in Vietnam was void of a so-called front line. Battles were

Siege at Khe Sahn

In early 1968, American and allied forces fought the North Vietnamese Army in one of the most dramatic battles of the Vi

Air War Vietnam

The first of two programs on American bombing during the war, concentrates on the campaign prior to 1965, and examines h

Rolling Thunder

The air war against the north intensifies as fighting in the south escalates. The U.S. targets North Vietnamese transpo

Peace with Honor

The Paris Peace Accord finally brought an end to the Vietnam War, and the last U.S. Soldiers left Vietnam on March 29th,

The Fall of Saigon

The U.S. withdrawal left the South Vietnamese with a well equipped but poorly led army unable to contain the 1974-75 Com

The Battle of Kursk

In the summer of 1943 more than 2,000,000 men and 6,000 tanks of the German and Soviet Armies faced each other near the

Air War Over Germany

The Allies were determined to take the war to Germany both to disrupt German war production and weaken civilian morale,

Manchuria - The Forgotten Victory

The remarkable Soviet victory over the once mighty Japanese Kwangtung Army in the mountains of Manchuria is one of the l

Pearl Harbor

The infamous Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii was one of the most significant events of W

Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal was the first major land battle of the Southern Pacific campaign. The island was considered key to the defen

The Siege of Leningrad

This is the story of one of Second World War's most harrowing episodes. The 890 day siege of the Soviet Union's second c

The Battle for Tunisia

The campaign in Tunisia saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. The arrival of the British 1st

El Alamein

Covering the leaders, the equipment, and the men, as well as the battles, it covers the period from the beginning of the

The Battle for Monte Cassino

Covering the entire Italian campaign including the battle of Monte Cassino.

The West Wall

This is the story of the construction and defence of Hitler's three-mile deep web of fortifications, pillboxes, troop sh

Operation Market Garden

This episode tells the tragic story of the "bridge too far" and the ill-fated Operation Market Garden--the Allied operat

The Battle for Caen

Caen, perhaps the greatest major obstacle for the Allied advance inland after the landings in Normandy, 6 June 1944. Con

The Battle for the Crimea

Hitler's obsession with the Crimea was the source of fierce disagreements with his General staff, who, according to the

Scandinavia: The Forgotten Front

A vicious 14-week war between the Finns & the Russians ended in March 1940, the Finns finally surrendered a large part o

The War Against the U-Boats

The convoys that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean bringing vital supplies to Britain faced one of the most deadly threat

Destination Okinawa

The battle for Okinawa, chosen to be the final springboard for an Allied invasion of Japan, claimed more American lives

Campaign in the Balkans

In August 1943 the Romanians--no doubt prompted by merciless Allied bombing--changed sides. Thereafter, events moved swi

The Battle for the Mediterranean

This is the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil field