About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. The Battle for North Africa
9.0Aired 1 April 1996
2. The Battle of the Atlantic
8.5Aired 6 April 1996
The longest continuous military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic raged across the ocean from 1939 till 1945, pitting feared U-boats and other German naval warships against Allied shipping and troop convoys.
3. The Battle For Russia
9.0Aired 10 April 1996
Hitler's plan for the conquest of Russia called for a classic Blitzkrieg offensive, which would be pressed ruthlessly to its conclusion within the course of a single season's campaign.
4. The Battle for Italy
9.0Aired 17 April 1996
When victory in North Africa seemed assured, Allied Planners turned their attention to Italy. The objective was to seize Rome, knock Italy out of the war and push north towards Austria.
5. The Battle of Leyte Gulf
9.5Aired 22 April 1996
To restore American prestige in the Pacific, President Franklin Roosevelt authorized an invasion of the Philippines, a former American Territory and the scene of a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Japanese in 1942.
6. The Battle for the Rhine
9.0Aired 29 April 1996
During the last months of 1944, the British and Americans pressed steadily through France and Belgium to the western frontiers of the Third Reich.