Battlefield Season 2 Episodes

Episode 1

The Battle for North Africa

Thu, Feb 2, 1995

After a grim struggle that rolled back and forth across the North African desert for nearly three years, the North African campaign resulted in the first major Allied victory of the Second World War.

Episode 2

The Battle of the Atlantic

An analysis of the Battle for the Atlantic from September 1939 through the end of the war. Primarily a tale of the war against the U-Boats, background of Germany's experience during WWI, the Happy Time, the closing of the Atlantic Air Gap and the ultimate death toll .

Episode 3

The Battle for Russia

Thu, Feb 2, 1995

Hitler's plan for the conquest of Russia called for a classic Blitzkrieg offensive, which would be pressed ruthlessly to its conclusion within the course of a single season's campaign.

Episode 4

The Battle for Italy

When victory in North Africa seemed assured, Allied planners turned their attention to Italy. The objective was to seize Rome, knock Italy out of the war and push north towards Germany.

Episode 5

The Battle of Leyte Gulf

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought from 23 - 26 October 1944 and is considered the conflict's largest naval engagement. Returning to the Philippines, Allied forces began landing on Leyte on October 20. Responding, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched plan Sho-Go 1. A complex operation, it called for multiple forces to strike the Allies from several directions. Central to the plan was luring away the American carrier groups that would be protecting the landings.

Episode 6

The Battle for the Rhine

During the last months of 1944, the British and Americans pressed steadily through France and Belgium to the western frontiers of the Third Reich.