Twentieth Century Battlefields

Overview

Father-and-son team Peter and Dan Snow embark on an epic journey to describe battles that transformed the 20th century. Known for its extensive use of "sand table" CGI effects to help viewers visualize the battles.

Episodes

1918 Western Front

S01E01 1918 Western Front

June 4, 2007 59 min
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...
1942 Midway

S01E02 1942 Midway

June 11, 2007 59 min
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...
1942 Stalingrad

S01E03 1942 Stalingrad

June 18, 2007 59 min
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...
1951 Korea

S01E04 1951 Korea

June 25, 2007 59 min
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...
1968 Vietnam

S01E05 1968 Vietnam

July 2, 2007 59 min
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.
1973 Middle East

S01E06 1973 Middle East

July 9, 2007 59 min
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....
1982 Falklands

S01E07 1982 Falklands

July 16, 2007 59 min
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...
1991 Gulf

S01E08 1991 Gulf

July 23, 2007 59 min
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...

Cast

Peter Snow
Peter Snow
Self - Presenter
Dan Snow
Dan Snow
Self - Presenter

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