• Air date: 01 Mar '02 6 episodes
      Battlefield is a documentary series initially shown in 1994 that explores the most important battles fought primarily during the Second World War but also the Vietnam War. The series employs a novel approach in which history is described by detailed accounts of major battles together with background and contextual information.
  • List of Episodes (6)
    • 1. The Battle for the Crimea

      01 Mar '02
    • 2. Scandinavia - The Forgotten Front

      29 Apr '02
    • 3. The War Against the U-Boats

      01 May '02
    • 4. Destination Okinawa

      02 Jun '02
    • 5. Campaign in the Balkans

      29 May '02
    • 6. The Battle for the Mediterranean

      01 Jan '02
      This is the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields of the Middle East. The program covers the great battles between the Italian Navy and British Navy, the land campaigns in the North African desert between Rommel's Afrika Korp and the British 8th Army, and Britain's struggle to retain its control of Malta. Additionally featured is the war for control of the skies between the German Luftwaffe and the RAF, eventually joined by