Name: Battlefronts of World War II
Released: 1999-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Roy Ward

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A look behind enemy lines from the deserts of Africa, Sea Battles of the Pacific and high in skies during dogfights of legends. Plus a look at the mighty tank and from Paris to the Rhine.

Documentary · 1999 · 54 min

Starring Roy Ward

EPISODE 1

The War in the Desert

A desperate three-year seesaw conflict pitting the resourceful Afrika Korps of Germany's Erwin Rommel, against the leadership of Britain's Lt. General Bernard Montgomery.

54 min · 13 Jul 1999
EPISODE 2

Great Seas Battles

Control of the sea lanes was essential for the movement of troops and supplies fuelling the war effort.

57 min · 13 Jul 1999
EPISODE 3

The War in the Skies

The war began with wooden biplanes and ended with advancements in fixed-wing aircraft, culminating in jet planes.

52 min · 13 Jul 1999
EPISODE 4

Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volga

The mighty German tabk fuelled the lightening war for Nazi conquests. Yet advancements in tank design kept Britain in the fight to capture the North African battlefront.

53 min · 13 Jul 1999
EPISODE 5

Paris to the Rhine

Using films from the Imperial War Museum in London, see the war as Allied newsreels of the time captured events.

55 min · 13 Jul 1999
EPISODE 6

The Rhine to Victory

Newsreels portray the Russian onslaught, constant day-and-night bombing from British and Americans, and encroaching Allies from the west and south as they seal Germany's fate.

52 min · 13 Jul 1999

Roy Ward

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Lyn Beardsall

Producer

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