Battlefields

Name: Battlefields
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2001-09-25
Rating: 7
Cast: Professor Richard Holmes

7.0 IMDb 7.5 (70) Sep 2001 1 Season 4 Episodes

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Documentary War & Politics

Overview

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.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

Professor Richard Holmes

Self

El Alamein

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.

Sep 25, 2001 50m

Cassino

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.

Oct 2, 2001 50m

Bomber

Professor Richard Holmes CBE presents a detailed account of the RAF Bomber Command featuring archive footage, evidence and interviews with surviving pilots and crew.

Oct 9, 2001 50m

Arnhem

Professor Richard Holmes CBE presents a detailed account of Operation Market Garden featuring archive footage, evidence and interviews with surviving soldiers who fought there.

Oct 16, 2001 50m

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