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This sweeping documentary series offers up detailed accounts of individual battles from World War II. Troop movements, arms deployed, motivation of key players, are all described in detail. Each conflict is placed in the larger context of the global situation. Strategy and tactics are described in detail with excellent graphics. Archival footage from several sources includes rare film from the Moscow archives.
Original Release
02/02/1994
US Release
02/02/1994
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tim Pigott-Smith | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Jonathan Booth | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Winston Churchill | Self - Prime miniister of Great Britain / Self - Prime Minister of Britain / (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self - Fuhrer of Germany / Self / Self - German Führer / (archive footage) |
| Hermann Göring | Self - German Field Marshal / (archive footage) |
| Bernard L. Montgomery | Self - British General / Self - British Field Marshall |
| Erwin Rommel | Self - German Field Marshal / Self - German Field Marshall |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self - U.S. General / Self - Supreme Allied Commander |
| Jonathan Booth | Narrator |
| Ferdinand Schörner | Self - German Field Marshal |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Battle for the Crimea | |
| 2 | Scandinavia: The Forgotten Front | Sunday, 09 May 2004 |
| 3 | The War Against the U-Boats | |
| 4 | Destination Okinawa | |
| 5 | Campaign in the Balkans | Sunday, 06 June 2004 |
| 6 | The Battle for the Mediterranean |
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Directors
Dave Flitton, Andrew Aitken, Justin McCarthy, James Wignall
Writers
Dave Flitton, Andrew Aitken, James Wignall, Charlie McBride, David Manson, Michael Hickey, Liam Tanner, Steve Gillham
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tim Pigott-Smith | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Jonathan Booth | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Winston Churchill | Self - Prime miniister of Great Britain / Self - Prime Minister of Britain / (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self - Fuhrer of Germany / Self / Self - German Führer / (archive footage) |
| Hermann Göring | Self - German Field Marshal / (archive footage) |
| Bernard L. Montgomery | Self - British General / Self - British Field Marshall |
| Erwin Rommel | Self - German Field Marshal / Self - German Field Marshall |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self - U.S. General / Self - Supreme Allied Commander |
| Jonathan Booth | Narrator |
| Ferdinand Schörner | Self - German Field Marshal |
| John Gort | Self - English General |
| Maurice Gamelin | Self - French General |
| Erich von Manstein | Self - German General / (archive footage) |
| Walther von Brauchitsch | Self - German General |
| Gerd von Rundstedt | Self - German Field Marshal |
| Paul Reynaud | self - Prime Minister of France |
| Miklós Horthy | (archive footage) |
| Heinz Guderian | Self - German General / (archive footage) |
| Isoroku Yamamoto | Self - Admiral Japanese Navy |
| William F. Halsey | Self - Admiral U.S. Navy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Rozalla | Executive Producer |
| Dave Flitton | Producer |
| David Rozalla | Producer |
| Ken Maliphant | Producer |
| David Mcwhinnie | Producer |
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