Sep 2001 - Oct 2001
5.7
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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.
S1 Ep2
6.3
2nd Oct 2001
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.
S1 Ep1
5.3
25th Sep 2001
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.
S1 Ep1
5.3
25th Sep 2001
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.
S1 Ep2
6.3
2nd Oct 2001
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.
S1 Ep3
9th Oct 2001
Professor Richard Holmes CBE presents a detailed account of the RAF Bomber Command featuring archive footage, evidence and interviews with surviving pilots and crew.
S1 Ep4
16th Oct 2001
Professor Richard Holmes CBE presents a detailed account of Operation Market Garden featuring archive footage, evidence and interviews with surviving soldiers who fought there.
