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Commanders at War Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
The Battle of Singapore
Mon, Feb 9, 200950 mins
The battle for the island of Singapore which pits Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashta against Lt. Gen. Arthur Percival. A look at how the Japanese used bicycles as a war machine.
Episode 2
The Battle of Midway
Mon, Feb 16, 200950 mins
Considered the most important battle in the pacific during WW2, an examination of the battle tactics of Japanese Adm. Chuichi Nagumo and U.S. Adm. Jack Fletcher. A look at Japan's little mistakes cost them the battle, and how the US forces nearly lost the battle.
Episode 3
The Battle of El Alamein
Mon, Feb 23, 200950 mins
We start this series with two of the most charismatic generals of all time. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, and General Bernard Montgomery clash over a barren stretch of rocky desert in Egypt. Each is determined to outwit the other in a bloody battle of minds and men. The outcome of their battle turns Hitler's fortunes in North Africa and gives the British their first win of the war.
Episode 4
The Battle of Stalingrad
Mon, Mar 2, 2009
Also known as the Russian Front, this installment goes over the strategies of Field Marshall Freidrich Paulus (promoted by Hitler just before surrendering) and Lt. Gen. Vasily Chuikov.
Episode 5
The Battle of Kursk
Mon, Mar 9, 200950 mins
Looking at strategies of Soviet Marshall Zhukov and German Field Marshall Von Manstein - a battle that Hitler labeled as setting up the tone of the rest of the war, of course that was before the battle began.
Episode 6
The Battle of the Bulge
Mon, Mar 16, 2009
An examination of Nazi Germany's last major offensive against the Western Allies.
