Battlezone: World War Two
2 Seasons
A series of archive films documenting stories from the many combat theatres of World War Two. From Stalingrad to New Britain.
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51:10Episode 1
The Gothic Line and the Bulge
Episode 1
Veterans from both sides of the conflict retell their experiences of the Battle of the Gothic Line in Italy and the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes.
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52:40Episode 2
The Battle of Britain
Episode 2
An information film produced the US Army Signals Corps about the Battle of Britain. This motion picture film focuses on the British defence against German aerial warfare, August-December, 1940. It emphasises the courage of the people and the skill of the Royal Air Force (RAF.) Reel 1 explains Ado...
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1:03:17Episode 3
The Battle of China
Episode 3
An information film produced the US Army Signals Corps about the Battle of China. This motion picture film explores Japanese aggression. In Reel 1, Japanese planes bomb Shanghai; citizens flee. Describes Chinese development of the compass, printing, astronomy, gunpowder, and porcelain. The reel s...
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1:23:02Episode 4
The Battle of Russia
Episode 4
This motion picture film examines the war in Russia, 1941-1943.
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Bombing Germany and the Battle of the Atlantic
Episode 5
Veterans from both sides of the conflict retell their experiences of fighting in the skies above Germany in 1945 and in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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50:23Episode 6
Bombing Japan and the Normandy Breakout
Episode 6
Veterans from both sides of the conflict retell their experiences of fighting in the skies above mainland Japan and in the Normandy Breakout.
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51:03Episode 7
Burma and the Rhine
Episode 7
Veterans from both sides of the conflict retell their experiences of fighting in the Burma Campaign of 1944-45 and in the Battle of Remagen.
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1:02:00Episode 8
Combat America
Episode 8
Combat America is a colourised 1945 documentary film produced in World War Two, narrated by Clark Gable.
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51:22Episode 9
Commerce Raider and the Fall of Crete
Episode 9
Veterans from both sides of the conflict retell their experiences of fighting miles off the coast of Europe and in the Battle of Crete.
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1:10:57Episode 10
Desert Victory
Episode 10
The Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.
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51:07Episode 11
Anzio and Arnhem
Episode 11
Veterans from both sides of the conflict retell their experiences of fighting in the Battle of Anzio in Italy and in the Battle of Arnhem during Operation Market-Garden.
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1:03:47Episode 12
San Pietro and the Battle of Britain
Episode 12
San Pietro: director John Huston documents the Battle of San Pietro Infine in December 1943. The Battle of Britain: two veterans, one British and one German, retell their experiences of fighting on opposing sides during the Battle of Britain.
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58:58Episode 13
The Battle for New Britain
Episode 13
Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific theatre of the Second World War in 1943.
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52:27Episode 14
Attack in the Pacific
Episode 14
The story of the United States Navy, and of its men, whose heroism and sacrifice made possible victory in the Pacific during World War Two.