Battlefield

1. S01E01The Battle of FranceFebruary 2, 1994 9.3The Nazi German Blitzkrieg's most astonishing triumph, sweeping into the heart of Paris in a few short days, and establishing Hitler's supre
2. S01E02Season's bestThe Battle of BritainFebruary 7, 1994 9.7The two mightiest air fleets in the world clashed in tumultuous combat over the skies of Britain and the English Channel. The very survival
3. S01E03The Battle of MidwayFebruary 16, 1994 9.7In a classic naval engagement, the American and Japanese Navies squared off in the carrier-to-carrier Battle of Midway. Both sides knew tha
4. S01E04The Battle of StalingradFebruary 20, 1994 9.3The annihilation of an entire army amidst the charred and frozen ruins of Stalingrad was catastrophe for Nazi arms. Thereafter, the colossus
5. S01E05The Battle Of NormandyFebruary 27, 1994 9.7In August 1944, with the battle for the beaches won, Allied troops were advancing through Normandy. The Falaise Gap, southeast of Caen, repr
6. S01E06The Battle of BerlinMarch 1, 1994 9.7The furious, climatic last battle of Hitler’s war. Over half a million lives were lost as the Red Army finally crushed the last Nazi citadel

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Battle for North AfricaApril 1, 1996 9.0
2. S02E02The Battle of the AtlanticApril 6, 1996 8.5The longest continuous military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic raged across the ocean from 1939 till 1945, pitting feared U-bo
3. S02E03The Battle For RussiaApril 10, 1996 9.0Hitler's plan for the conquest of Russia called for a classic Blitzkrieg offensive, which would be pressed ruthlessly to its conclusion with
4. S02E04The Battle for ItalyApril 17, 1996 9.0When victory in North Africa seemed assured, Allied Planners turned their attention to Italy. The objective was to seize Rome, knock Italy o
5. S02E05Season's bestThe Battle of Leyte GulfApril 22, 1996 9.5To restore American prestige in the Pacific, President Franklin Roosevelt authorized an invasion of the Philippines, a former American Terri
6. S02E06The Battle for the RhineApril 29, 1996 9.0During the last months of 1944, the British and Americans pressed steadily through France and Belgium to the western frontiers of the Third

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Dien Bien Phu - The LegacyJanuary 1, 1999 10.0In 1953 the French and Viet Minh forces had been at war for seven years. The climactic encounter of the war occurred at Dien Bien Phu, a sma
2. S03E02The Undeclared WarJanuary 1, 1999—What starts as a ripple becomes a wave, and with the United States involvement in Vietnam, it began as a contingent of U.S. "military adviso
3. S03E03Search and DestroyJanuary 1, 1999—While the method of "search and destroy" is the ultimate goal for any armed conflict, it developed a new face in Southeast Asia during the V
4. S03E04Showdown in the Iron TriangleJanuary 1, 1999—Expanding its presence in 1966, the U.S. Army sets up patrols in the south to draw out Viet Cong guerrillas, but can't force a decisive batt
5. S03E05Countdown to TetJanuary 1, 1999—Viet Cong incursions in 1967 prompt the U.S. to reinforce key southern bases, unaware that the North Vietnamese were planning an all-out ass
6. S03E06The Tet OffensiveJanuary 1, 1999—Viet Cong guerrillas, backed by the North Vietnamese Army, staged a massive offensive against major cities and U.S. bases in January 1968, d
7. S03E07War on the DMZJanuary 1, 1999—Unlike the two world wars and the many before, the conflict in Vietnam was void of a so-called front line. Battles were fought in pockets of
8. S03E08Siege at Khe SahnJanuary 1, 1999—In early 1968, American and allied forces fought the North Vietnamese Army in one of the most dramatic battles of the Vietnam War. For 77 d
9. S03E09Air War VietnamJanuary 1, 1999—The first of two programs on American bombing during the war, concentrates on the campaign prior to 1965, and examines how the Communists re
10. S03E10Rolling ThunderJanuary 1, 1999—The air war against the north intensifies as fighting in the south escalates. The U.S. targets North Vietnamese transport and supply routes
11. S03E11Peace with HonorJanuary 1, 1999—The Paris Peace Accord finally brought an end to the Vietnam War, and the last U.S. Soldiers left Vietnam on March 29th, 1973. Two years la
12. S03E12The Fall of SaigonJanuary 1, 1999—The U.S. withdrawal left the South Vietnamese with a well equipped but poorly led army unable to contain the 1974-75 Communist assault that

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The Battle of KurskFebruary 1, 2000—In the summer of 1943 more than 2,000,000 men and 6,000 tanks of the German and Soviet Armies faced each other near the Soviet city of Kursk
2. S04E02Air War Over GermanyFebruary 19, 2000—The Allies were determined to take the war to Germany both to disrupt German war production and weaken civilian morale, and in retaliation f
3. S04E03Manchuria - The Forgotten VictoryFebruary 25, 2000—The remarkable Soviet victory over the once mighty Japanese Kwangtung Army in the mountains of Manchuria is one of the least known of the Se
4. S04E04Pearl HarborMarch 10, 2000—The infamous Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii was one of the most significant events of World War II. Though
5. S04E05GuadalcanalApril 1, 2000—Guadalcanal was the first major land battle of the Southern Pacific campaign. The island was considered key to the defence of eastern Austra
6. S04E06The Siege of LeningradMay 1, 2000—This is the story of one of Second World War's most harrowing episodes. The 890 day siege of the Soviet Union's second city has come to epit

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01The Battle for TunisiaMarch 6, 2001—The campaign in Tunisia saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. The arrival of the British 1st Army gave the Allies
2. S05E02El AlameinMarch 19, 2001—Covering the leaders, the equipment, and the men, as well as the battles, it covers the period from the beginning of the war in Africa until
3. S05E03The Battle for Monte CassinoApril 15, 2001—Covering the entire Italian campaign including the battle of Monte Cassino.
4. S05E04The West WallApril 20, 2001—This is the story of the construction and defence of Hitler's three-mile deep web of fortifications, pillboxes, troop shelters, and anti-tan
5. S05E05Operation Market GardenMay 12, 2001—This episode tells the tragic story of the "bridge too far" and the ill-fated Operation Market Garden--the Allied operation that was suppose
6. S05E06The Battle for CaenJune 1, 2001—Caen, perhaps the greatest major obstacle for the Allied advance inland after the landings in Normandy, 6 June 1944. Consequently it was a k

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01The Battle for the CrimeaMarch 1, 2002—Hitler's obsession with the Crimea was the source of fierce disagreements with his General staff, who, according to the Fuhrer, 'knew nothin
2. S06E02Scandinavia: The Forgotten FrontApril 29, 2002—A vicious 14-week war between the Finns & the Russians ended in March 1940, the Finns finally surrendered a large part of its territory to t
3. S06E03The War Against the U-BoatsMay 1, 2002—The convoys that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean bringing vital supplies to Britain faced one of the most deadly threats of the war. Hidden
4. S06E04Destination OkinawaJune 2, 2002—The battle for Okinawa, chosen to be the final springboard for an Allied invasion of Japan, claimed more American lives than any other battl
5. S06E05Campaign in the BalkansMay 29, 2002—In August 1943 the Romanians--no doubt prompted by merciless Allied bombing--changed sides. Thereafter, events moved swiftly: the Russians s
6. S06E06The Battle for the MediterraneanJanuary 1, 2002—This is the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields of the Middle East

Season 6 ranked & reviewed