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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Battle of Verdun 1916
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
Battle of Chemin des Dames 1917
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?
Battle of the Alps
In the highlands of Southeast France, a small number of French soldiers faced off against 300,000 Italian troops. What explains their heroic victory?
The Massacre of Dieppe 1942
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.
The Angels of Victory 1944
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.
Counter Attack of the Hitler Youth - 1944
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.
The Liberation of Paris - 1944
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.
Battle of the Bulge - 1944
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.