Jack Fortune
Under Siege (2004)
Season 1
Few topics in the history of human conflict capture the popular imagination more than the drama of siege warfare. Whether it is a city, a town, a battalion or a regiment, the blood is stirred by stories of those that have stood behind walls and barricades in a last stand against their attackers. This docuseries explores siege warfare and explains how those that are vastly outnumbered have stood behind walls and barricades in a last stand against their attackers.
Released Jan. 1, 2004
Episode 47 min
14+
Genres: Documentary
Watch Providers: The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome
Production Companies: FilmRise
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Languages:
English
S1E1 - Alesia
As resistance to the Roman invasion, the Gallic warrior Vercingetorix marshalled troops against the Romans and their most inspired commander – Julius Caesar.
Jan. 1, 2004, midnight
S1E2 - Ciudad Rodrigo
Here at Ciudad Rodrigo, there was the bloody business of siege warfare – where civilians and soldiers share the same conditions and privations.
Jan. 8, 2004, midnight
S1E3 - Petersburg
Union forces should have seized Petersburg in June 1864, but through a mixture of confusion and incompetence they failed and a year-long siege followed.
Jan. 15, 2004, midnight
S1E4 - Verdun
Almost 700,000 French and German troops had been killed or wounded in this hellish protracted siege that earned the chilling nick-name "The Mincer."
Jan. 22, 2004, midnight
S1E5 - Leningrad
The grim, powerful story of the "Hero City" that lost one million of its citizens as it steadfastly withstood a 900-day German siege.
Jan. 29, 2004, midnight
S1E6 - Newark
The battles for the strategically-vital town in Nottinghamshire, England are classic examples of how a siege was conducted during the long and bitter English Civil War.
Feb. 5, 2004, midnight
Episode Runtime: 47 min.
Season Runtime: 236 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 2004
Last Air Date: Feb. 5, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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