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SIX CLASSIC TWO–HOUR EPISODES FROM THE ACCLAIMED TVSERIES DEVOTED TO WW2'S MOST MOMENTOUS BATTLES.
SERIES ONE -
1) The Battle of France Blitzkrieg's most astonishing triumph, establishing Hitler as unassailable within continental Europe.
2) The Battle of Britain The two mightiest air fleets in the world clashed in tumultuous mortal combat. At issue was Britain’s very survival.
3) The Battle of Midway The stakes were no less dramatic when Americans met Japanese in this enthralling carrier-to-carrier battle of Midway. Both sides knew that the victor would rule the Pacific for years to come.
4) The Battle of Stalingrad The annihilation of an entire army amidst the charred and frozen ruins of Stalingrad was catastrophe for Nazi arms. Thereafter, the colossus of the Red Army was never to lose the initiative in the East.
5) The Battle of Normandy D-Day was the biggest amphibious operation in history. But even after the Allied troops had successfully forced a landing in strength, they still had to face a foe whose tenacity and resilience in defence was legendary.
6) The Battle of Berlin The furious, climatic last battle of Hitler’s war. Over half a million lives were lost as the Red Army finally crushed the last Nazi citadel.
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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful
By givbatam3
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This is one of the most important television documentaries about the Second World War ever produced. Unlike other series, such as "The World at War", there are no interviews with either historians or participants and no descriptions of small-scale engagements, just the hard strategic facts of the engagement as seen by the top leaders. A considerable part of each film describes the run-up to the actual battle, with considerable use of maps, descriptions of the leaders, the commanders, the armies and the weapons that decided the engagement. What is emphasized is the importance of the battle within the whole strategic picture of the war. After this, a detailed presentation of how the battle played itself out is given. Finally, the strategic results of the engagement is described,
showing how the entire course of the war was affected.
This series is designed for someone who has more than just a casual interest in the history of the war, and I highly recommend it for this audience.
showing how the entire course of the war was affected.
This series is designed for someone who has more than just a casual interest in the history of the war, and I highly recommend it for this audience.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This excellent series provides a logical, clear, step by step guide to various major engagements of WWII.
Broken down into stages such as; prelude, planning, weapons, armies, battle etc, the engagement is explained in comprehensive and easily intelligible detail. It is never over technical or textbook like and I found it absorbing.
Tim Piggot Smith's professional narration enhances the overall experience.
Suitable for beginner or history buff. Highly recommended.
Broken down into stages such as; prelude, planning, weapons, armies, battle etc, the engagement is explained in comprehensive and easily intelligible detail. It is never over technical or textbook like and I found it absorbing.
Tim Piggot Smith's professional narration enhances the overall experience.
Suitable for beginner or history buff. Highly recommended.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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`Battlefield 1' is a seriously good audio-visual review of six of WWII's most decisive campaigns and is complemented by a further collection of six 'battles' in Battlefield 2. Apart from the possible inclusion of Operation Bagration, the liberation of Western Russia in the summer of 1944 (at the expense of which of the 12 battles included?), I would not take issue with any of the battles chosen.
The battles for France, Britain, Stalingrad, Normandy and Berlin are covered for the war in Europe; the battle of Midway is covered for the Pacific War. So there is something of a Eurocentric bias.
All episodes, one for each battle, run to 110-115 minutes bar one, The Battle of Britain, which runs some 10 minutes shorter. The time for each battle allows for a surprisingly detailed treatment of each.
Each battle is treated for the most part within a similar template but each is reviewed under a varying number of `phases' of the battle itself, reasonable appropriately for each battle, for example the battle for France in 1940 has as Phase 1 the capture of Eben Emael, the lynchpin of the Belgian defences. Tactics are discussed in comparatively more detail in the Battle of Britain than for other battles.
The narrative, excellently provided by Tim Pigott Smith, is very well supported by coloured graphical maps and footage from each battle as appropriate. The background music is tediously repetitive but does not discourage me too much at all.
I recommend this recording unreservedly to all who are interested in WWII.
I have recorded for the most part similar comments for Battlefield 2, the second WWII collection of six battles, which I think is almost equally meritorious to this battle collection.
The battles for France, Britain, Stalingrad, Normandy and Berlin are covered for the war in Europe; the battle of Midway is covered for the Pacific War. So there is something of a Eurocentric bias.
All episodes, one for each battle, run to 110-115 minutes bar one, The Battle of Britain, which runs some 10 minutes shorter. The time for each battle allows for a surprisingly detailed treatment of each.
Each battle is treated for the most part within a similar template but each is reviewed under a varying number of `phases' of the battle itself, reasonable appropriately for each battle, for example the battle for France in 1940 has as Phase 1 the capture of Eben Emael, the lynchpin of the Belgian defences. Tactics are discussed in comparatively more detail in the Battle of Britain than for other battles.
The narrative, excellently provided by Tim Pigott Smith, is very well supported by coloured graphical maps and footage from each battle as appropriate. The background music is tediously repetitive but does not discourage me too much at all.
I recommend this recording unreservedly to all who are interested in WWII.
I have recorded for the most part similar comments for Battlefield 2, the second WWII collection of six battles, which I think is almost equally meritorious to this battle collection.
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a real battle
This series is hard going. On the one hand we have 2 hrs on each battle, the first hr covering the personalities, the strategies, the men and the equipment, and the 2nd hr covering... Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. Unsworth
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A fantastic historical overview of World War II conflicts
Battlefields is an indepth documentary series that concentrates (in this first series) on 6 'battles/conflicts' of the second World War. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Tangerine
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Battlefields Series 1
A must for all who are interested in the Second World War.
Good value for money, the item was quickly despatched with
reasonable postage cost.
Good value for money, the item was quickly despatched with
reasonable postage cost.
Published 15 months ago by Mrs B ryder.
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Battle field series
I have in my collection Box set 1 and 2 along with The battle for Kursk as a seperate disk.
What can i say about this series. Read more
What can i say about this series. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Peter
3.0 out of 5 stars
Switch the music off!
Lots of information within this set, but the narration is a little bland and the background music drives me nuts!
Published on 14 April 2009 by A. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome WWII and watchable in USA with a little work
I have been hoping for years this would come out on DVD. It ran on PBS in the USA, and I call it one of the two best WWII documentaries ever made (the other is The World At War). Read more
Published on 8 April 2006 by Bryan Tyson
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Battlefield Series 1 one and Series 2
The rating I gave this is based upon Battlefied Siege of Leningrad.
I live in the US. I ordered the Battlefied Series One and Series Two from amazon. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2005 by Wallace Johnson
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Absolutely Riveting
I watched this entire series years ago on the American PBS network. Absolutely riveting. The novel approach of treating each battle as the climactic event of an extended series of... Read more
Published on 15 April 2005 by J.S. McIntyre
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