Battlefields of the World Wars(2014)

Name: Battlefields of the World Wars
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2014-06-15

June 15, 20141 Season · 8 Episodes

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Documentary

War & Politics

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Overview

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.

Created by MagellanTV

Seasons

Season 1

8 Episodes

2014

E01

Battle of Verdun 1916

6/15/2014·65m

Verdun 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 Great

E02

Battle of Chemin des Dames 1917

6/15/2014·68m

In 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?

E03

Battle of the Alps

6/15/2014·60m

In the highlands of Southeast France, a small number of French soldiers faced off against 300,000 Italian troops. What explains their heroic victory?

E04

The Massacre of Dieppe 1942

6/15/2014·57m

This 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.

E05

The Angels of Victory 1944

6/15/2014·87m

On 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.

E06

Counter Attack of the Hitler Youth - 1944

6/15/2014·55m

On D-Day, Canadian troops who broke through entered one of the most brutal battles of the offensive – against a Panzer division of Hitler Youth.

E07

The Liberation of Paris - 1944

6/15/2014·60m

For 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.

E08

Battle of the Bulge - 1944

6/15/2014·54m

After 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.

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