Battlefield Detectives
Battlefield Detectives is a forensic documentary television series that aired on the History Channel from 2003 to 2006. The series explores famous battles focusing on the battlefield itself, and tell its story based on recent scientific research. It uses modern science to examine how the battles were won or lost. According to History Television, "This series approaches the perennially interesting topic of famous battles in a fresh and exhilarating way. Focusing on the battlefield itself, each programme takes an important battle telling its story and posing a puzzling central question about the battle that recent scientific research is helping to illuminate - a contemporary journey of discovery and a compelling story from the past."
- Created By
- First Aired on
Oct 04, 2003
- Popularity: 2.0168
- 1 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
3 seaons till Jan 30, 2006
Last episode: Battle of Big Hole
Seasons & episodes
Total 3 seasons, 51 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Custer's Last Stand min
The story of Custer's last stand is legendary. The Seventh Cavalry fought heroically against a horde of Indian warriors. The scale of the defeat, and its many unanswered questions has created a myth that's been told and retold in books and films. Now archaeologists, using the forensic skills of a crime scene investigation, begin to reveal what actually occurred at the battle of Little Big Horn.
Episode 2Charge of the Light Brigade min
Researchers use satellite technology and archaelological finds to unearth the truth about what happened at Balaklava during the most celebrated battle of the Crimean War. How disastrous was the British cavalry charge - and who were teh actual heroes in the defense of Balaklava?
Episode 3The Gallipoli Disaster min
Historians show how bad maps and worse intelligence produced the catastrophe of Gallipoli in 1915, and geologists reveal how terrain won the battle for the Turks and lost it for the Allies. Modern experts conclude that no amount of leadership, planning, or luck could have saved this doomed military venture.
Episode 4What Sank The Armada?60 min
The sinking of the Spanish Armada in the summer of 1588 has been attributed to English heroism, Spanish incompetence, and bad weather. Now archaeologists are working with oceanographers, meteorologists, and ship design experts to uncover the real reasons.
Episode 5Who Got Luck at Hastings? min
The sleuths set out to establish whether William the Conqueror's victory over King Harold at Hastings was really due to his leadership and the Normans' modern methods of fighting.
