Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields

Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields

2007
Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields
Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields

Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields

8.6 | en | Documentary

20th Century Battlefields is a BBC documentary television series hosted by television and radio personality Peter Snow, and his son Dan Snow. Episodes cover the major battles of the twentieth century, and is best known for its extensive use of "sand table" CGI effects to help viewers visualize the battles.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP8  1991 Gulf
Jul. 23,2007
1991 Gulf

Peter and Dan examine the United Nations-backed war to remove the forces of Saddam Hussein's Iraq from Kuwait.

EP7  1982 Falklands
Jul. 16,2007
1982 Falklands

Peter and Dan travel to the Falklands to explore the last battle on British soil, twenty-five years after the war to recapture the islands from Argentina.

EP6  1973 Middle East
Jul. 09,2007
1973 Middle East

Of the many conflicts between Israel and the Arab nations of the Middle East, the war in October 1973 was one of the most crucial, as Peter and Dan discover.

EP5  1968 Vietnam
Jul. 02,2007
1968 Vietnam

Peter and Dan explore the Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War that precipitated a huge change in American public opinion.

EP4  1951 Korea
Jun. 25,2007
1951 Korea

Peter and Dan examine the two most important engagements of the Korean War - a fascinating but largely forgotten conflict from the earliest days of the Cold War.

EP3  1942 Stalingrad
Jun. 18,2007
1942 Stalingrad

Peter and Dan go to Russia to retell one of the most epic battles of World War Two, when the German and Soviet armies fought bitterly for every inch of Stalin's city.

EP2  1942 Midway
Jun. 11,2007
1942 Midway

Peter and Dan explore a pivotal engagement in the war in the Pacific, when the fates of the US and Japanese navies were decided in just a few brief minutes.

EP1  1918 Western Front
Jun. 04,2007
1918 Western Front

Peter and Dan travel to the Western Front in France to investigate the battle that gave Britain and its allies decisive victory in World War One - Amiens.

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Synopsis

20th Century Battlefields is a BBC documentary television series hosted by television and radio personality Peter Snow, and his son Dan Snow. Episodes cover the major battles of the twentieth century, and is best known for its extensive use of "sand table" CGI effects to help viewers visualize the battles.

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Cast

Peter Snow , Dan Snow , Max Bollinger

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