Battlefields
British military historian Professor Richard Holmes takes the viewer through four major battles of world war two. The Battles of Cassino, El Alamein, Arnhem (Operation Market Garden), & the RAF Bomber Command. An insightful overview of each of these diverse campaigns is given in each of the four episodes.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Sep 25, 2001
- Popularity: 0.3215
- 1 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Oct 16, 2001
Last episode: Arnhem
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 4 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1El Alamein50 min
Montgomery's victory over Rommel, Germany's commander in North Africa, in October 1942 was a brilliant success but was not without great human cost.
Episode 2Cassino50 min
Professor Richard Holmes CBE presents a detailed account of the battle of Cassino featuring archive footage, evidence and interviews with surviving soldiers who fought there.
Episode 3Bomber50 min
Professor Richard Holmes CBE presents a detailed account of the RAF Bomber Command featuring archive footage, evidence and interviews with surviving pilots and crew.
Episode 4Arnhem50 min
Professor Richard Holmes CBE presents a detailed account of Operation Market Garden featuring archive footage, evidence and interviews with surviving soldiers who fought there.
