Battleplan

TV Show · Documentary · War & Military

Examine the history of military tactics, from blitzkrieg to blockade, raiding operations to strategic bombing and on to guerrilla warfare. Battleplan provides an in-depth history and analysis of the development of warfare, examining how the invention of aircraft changed the way wars are fought and how a smaller force can win a battle with the right tactics.

49m

EPISODE 1

Blitzkrieg

Seas and oceans cover almost two-thirds of the Earth’s surface and assaults from the sea range from massive invasions to seize whole continents to spectacular raids and counterattacks.
EPISODE 2

Assault from the Air

Assault from the Air introduces a third dimension to a battlefield. The program focuses on the key requirements in a Battleplan for Assault from the Air and the changes which technology has brought.
EPISODE 3

Deception

Even before the Greeks used the Wooden Horse to capture Troy, deception was a critical part of warfare. Find out how deception can take many forms and turn the tides of even the most perilous of situations.
EPISODE 4

Assault from the Air

Seas and oceans cover almost two-thirds of the Earth’s surface and assaults from the sea range from massive invasions to seize whole continents to spectacular raids and counterattacks.
EPISODE 5

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. Discover three historical examples of successful counterstrike’s.
EPISODE 6

Blockade

The Battleplan for Blockade is directed not against an army or navy, or an individual town or city, but against a nation as a whole. Learn how blockades have the ability to destroy or at least damage a country’s ability to wage war.