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9 Episodes 2005 - 2006
Episode 1
Mon, Nov 14, 2005
Episode 2
Sat, May 16, 2026
Battlefield Detectives investigates why Germany was defeated in the Battle of Britain.
Episode 3
Episode 4
Sat, May 16, 2026
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.
Episode 5
Sat, May 16, 2026
An examination of the biggest naval battle of World War I.
Episode 6
Thu, Feb 9, 2006
Battlefield Detectives examines several distinct Soviet advantages in their victory over Nazi Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Episode 7
Sat, May 16, 202645 mins
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.
Episode 8
Fri, Dec 30, 2005
Episode 9
Fri, Dec 30, 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.