• 2004
Battle Plan Under Fire

Summary Documentary presenting various potential battle plans and outcomes. View more details

  • 2004

Battle Plan Under Fire

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Eric Meyers Lloyd Clark Will Fowler Bruce Gudmundsson

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6.9

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Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jan 3, 2025

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : New York Times Television

Summary Documentary presenting various potential battle plans and outcomes. View more details

Details

Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jan 3, 2025

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : New York Times Television

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Dec 31, 1969
Blitzkrieg
Two examples of blitzkrieg or lighting war are up for study. Operation Yellow in May 1940, when German Panzer forces penetrated almost 250 miles, and the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Episode 2 • Dec 31, 1969
Assault from the Air
Assaults from the air introduce a third dimension to a battlefield. This programme focuses on the key requirements for air assault, examining Operation Mercury, the German invasion of Crete in 1941.
Episode 3 • Dec 31, 1969
Deception
Find out how deception can take many forms and turn the tides of even the most perilous of situations. An examination Operation Fortitude, the range of plans which hid the location of the D-Day landings.
Episode 4 • Dec 31, 1969
Assault from the Sea
Water covers almost two-thirds of the Earth's surface. We explore assaults from the sea, examining one notable example from 1945, when the US Marines battled their way up the beaches of Iwo Jima.
Episode 5 • Dec 31, 1969
Counterstrike
Counterstrike can take many forms and history is full of examples where a numerically inferior army has turned the tide of battle by a brilliant execution of a counterstrike, including the Russian counterattack which saved Moscow in 1941.
Episode 6 • Dec 31, 1969
Blockade
We explore how blockades have the ability to destroy or at least damage a country's ability to wage war, including the German attempt to blockade Britain during World War II, and the US submarine campaign against Japan in 1943-45.
Episode 7 • Dec 31, 1969
Siege
We explore siege warfare which is almost as old as history itself and can have several aims.
Episode 8 • Dec 31, 1969
Battlefleet
The use of battlefleet to establish control of the sea has been a key aspect of naval warfare for over 2000 years.
Episode 9 • Dec 31, 1969
Pre-Emptive Strike
Winning a swift victory by catching the enemy unawares, is one of any commander's great dreams.
Episode 10 • Dec 31, 1969
Control of the Air
We explore the use of aerial battle in military conflicts, including the Battle of Britain in 1940.
Episode 11 • Dec 31, 1969
Defensive Battle
We explore defensive battles, including the 1943 Battle of Kursk where the Red Army dug in against the German and triumphed.
Episode 12 • Dec 31, 1969
Guerrilla Warfare
We explore the history and principles of guerrilla warfare, looking at the tactics used by communist insurgents during the Vietnam War and Afghan mujahideen against the Soviets.
Episode 13 • Dec 31, 1969
Urban Warfare
Urban warfare is the most vicious form of fighting, taking a soldier back to the most primitive type of warfare: hand-to-hand. This episode examines the Battle of Hue during the Vietnam War, and the World War II Battle of Stalingrad.
Episode 14 • Dec 31, 1969
Breaking a Fortified Line
Breaking a fortified line is the battleplan every soldier fears. It means attacking defences head-on and it's going to be a bloodbath.
Episode 15 • Dec 31, 1969
Raiding Operations
A raid is an offensive military operation that aims to achieve a specific objective. It is a battleplan which often requires elite special forces.
Episode 16 • Dec 31, 1969
Strategic Bombing
Strategic bombing takes war to the heartland of the enemy. It seeks to destroy not only an enemy's ability to wage war, but also its will to fight on. Examples featured include the Allied bombing of Germany and Japan during World War II.
Episode 17 • Dec 31, 1969
Flank Attack
Episode 18 • Dec 31, 1969
Special Operations

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