Battlefield S1 E1 The Battle of France
The series provides a comprehensive narrative of the war; in addition to traditional tactical details, subjects such as personalities and motivations of the leaders, technological developments, management of war economies, strategic contributions of smaller battles, etc. are explored in terms of their contribution to particular turning points. The narrator (
Tim Pigott-Smith) speaks throughout the series, with no interviews of actual battle veterans. The show is entirely made up of archive footage and
3D graphics.
Rare archive film, including rare colour footage specific to each battle is included.
Detailed analysis of the battle including leaders, commanders, soldiers and weapons is presented. Events preceding the featured battle are presented, as well as some aftermath details. The polit
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