Dan Snow
Second Host
Twentieth Century Battlefields (2007)
Miniseries
Historian Peter Snow tells the story of the most important battles of the 20th Century. Armed with his mapcase which presents digital illustrations of his presentations, Snow tells the big picture of these clashes and their impact. Meanwhile, his son, Dan, goes into the field to explore the details of these battles and the part they played in the grand context of history
Released June 4, 2007
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History, War
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, tmdb.20th-century, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.20th-century, imdb.battle, tmdb.world-war-ii, tmdb.combat + 2 more, tmdb.battle-strategy, tmdb.tactical-warfare
Production Companies: BBC, The Military Channel
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 1918 Western Front
The British army used new tactics to break the Germans and fought the biggest tank battle yet seen to achieve decisive victory. The Snows visit the scarred terrain of the Western Front in Northern France to tell the story of the 1918 Battle of Amiens.
June 4, 2007, midnight
S1E2 - 1942 Midway
It was the birth of a new type of sea warfare where bombers did all the damage, and enemy ships wouldn't even see each other. The Snows fly to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to recount the battle of Midway.
June 11, 2007, midnight
S1E3 - 1942 Stalingrad
While Soviet citizens held on for life in the shattered city, Hitler's army froze to death in the countryside. The Snows travel to Russia to tell the story of Stalingrad - one of the most epic battles of World War II.
June 18, 2007, midnight
S1E4 - 1951 Korea
American landings at Inchon were one of the largest amphibious attacks in history, and a few hundred British soldiers on the banks of the Imjin river stemmed a tide of thousands of attacking Chinese. The Snows journey to the border between North and South Korea to examine two important engagements of the Korean War - a war between Communist and Nationalist forces that embroiled soldiers from around the world, and remains unsettled more than 50 years on.
June 25, 2007, midnight
S1E5 - 1968 Vietnam
Communist fighters launched major attacks from a claustrophobic network of tunnels, and US marines had to flush them out. The Snows explore the Tet Offensive of 1968, the turning point of the Vietnam War.
July 2, 2007, midnight
S1E6 - 1973 Middle East
In Egypt's 1973 surprise attack on Israel, thousands of soldiers and hundreds of tanks crossed the Suez Canal and pushed into the Sinai desert, using the latest technology to stop Israeli tanks in their tracks. The Snows travel to Israel to unpack the complex history of conflict in the Middle East that culminated in the Yom Kippur War.
July 9, 2007, midnight
S1E7 - 1982 Falklands
Night-fighting and air support proved crucial when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982 - the last battle on British territory. The Snows fly 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic to tell the story of how the British Task Force fought back to regain control.
July 16, 2007, midnight
S1E8 - 1991 Gulf
Allied air forces deployed revolutionary new technology like stealth bombers and precision-guided bombs while ground troops prepared for the possibility of Iraqi gas attacks. The Snows go to Kuwait to tell the story of Operation Desert Storm - a war dominated by cutting-edge technology and ruthless political calculation.
July 23, 2007, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: June 4, 2007
Last Air Date: July 23, 2007, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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