2003

S3.E2 ∙ Battle of Britain

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Battlefield Detectives investigates why Germany was defeated in the Battle of Britain.

8.3 /10

The Roman siege of Masada in 70 A.D is recreated to separate fact from myth. The length and difficulty of the siege, which group of Jews were involved and whether they committed mass suicide are especially questioned.

6.7 /10

S3.E5 ∙ World War I: Jutland

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

An examination of the biggest naval battle of World War I.

7.2 /10

S3.E6 ∙ Stalingrad

Wed, Feb 08, 2006

Battlefield Detectives examines several distinct Soviet advantages in their victory over Nazi Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad.

7.2 /10

S3.E7 ∙ The War of 1812: The Chesapeake and the Shannon

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Documentary examining the naval duel between two (38-gun) frigates during the War of 1812 (America v Canada/Britain). On 1st June 1813, Captain Philip Broke of the British frigate HMS Shannon issued a challenge to the USS Chesapeake, moored in Boston Harbour. Captain James Lawrence accepted and sailed forth to his doom. The short but brutal battle left 71 dead, including Lawrence, while Broke was among the 155 injured. The captured American crew was imprisoned in Nova Scotia while the Chesapeake was repaired and joined the Royal Navy. It was broken up in 1819 and its timbers used to build a mill in Hampshire, UK, that still bears the ship's name.

8 /10

S3.E8 ∙ Pointe du Hoc

Thu, Dec 29, 2005

8.3 /10

S3.E9 ∙ The Six-Day War

Thu, Dec 29, 2005

In anticipation of a war with its Arab neighbors Israel spent years planning and refining its war plans and techniques. This program describes in some detail the elements of the plans that were critical to Israel's victory in the 1967 six day war.

8 /10