Twentieth Century Battlefields

Historian Peter Snow tells the story of the most important battles of the 20th Century. Armed with his mapcase which presents digital illustrations of his presentations, Snow tells the big picture of these clashes and their impact. Meanwhile, his son, Dan, goes into the field to explore the details of these battles and the part they played in the grand context of history

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  E11918 Western Front

  Jun 4, 2007· 59m

  The British army used new tactics to break the Germans and fought the biggest tank battle yet seen to achieve decisive victory. The Snows visit the scarred terrain of the Western Front in Northern France to tell the story of the 1918 Battle of Amiens.

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  E21942 Midway

  Jun 11, 2007· 59m

  It was the birth of a new type of sea warfare where bombers did all the damage, and enemy ships wouldn't even see each other. The Snows fly to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to recount the battle of Midway.

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  E31942 Stalingrad

  Jun 18, 2007· 59m

  While Soviet citizens held on for life in the shattered city, Hitler's army froze to death in the countryside. The Snows travel to Russia to tell the story of Stalingrad - one of the most epic battles of World War II.

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  E41951 Korea

  Jun 25, 2007· 59m

  American landings at Inchon were one of the largest amphibious attacks in history, and a few hundred British soldiers on the banks of the Imjin river stemmed a tide of thousands of attacking Chinese. The Snows journey to the border between North and South Korea to examine two important engagements of the Korean War - a war between Communist and Nationalist forces that embroiled soldiers from around the world, and remains unsettled more than 50 years on.

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  E51968 Vietnam

  Jul 2, 2007· 59m

  Communist fighters launched major attacks from a claustrophobic network of tunnels, and US marines had to flush them out. The Snows explore the Tet Offensive of 1968, the turning point of the Vietnam War.

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  E61973 Middle East

  Jul 9, 2007· 59m

  In Egypt's 1973 surprise attack on Israel, thousands of soldiers and hundreds of tanks crossed the Suez Canal and pushed into the Sinai desert, using the latest technology to stop Israeli tanks in their tracks. The Snows travel to Israel to unpack the complex history of conflict in the Middle East that culminated in the Yom Kippur War.

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  E71982 Falklands

  Jul 16, 2007· 59m

  Night-fighting and air support proved crucial when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982 - the last battle on British territory. The Snows fly 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic to tell the story of how the British Task Force fought back to regain control.

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  E81991 GulfFinale

  Jul 23, 2007· 59m

  Allied air forces deployed revolutionary new technology like stealth bombers and precision-guided bombs while ground troops prepared for the possibility of Iraqi gas attacks. The Snows go to Kuwait to tell the story of Operation Desert Storm - a war dominated by cutting-edge technology and ruthless political calculation.