Battles Won And Lost
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Sudden Attacks
49m
A look at how mechanised warfare aided Germany’s advance into France as well as the way commando raids, blitzkrieg, mobile desert warfare, and amphibious landings changed warfare.
Overwhelming Force
49m
As the battles of World War II increase in sheer size we take a look inside Germany’s strategies for Operation Barbarossa, as they attempt to invade the Soviet Union.
Flexible Strategies
49m
A wide variety of strategies were needed during World War II, as battles were fought in every continent in many different landscapes.
Seizing Territory
49m
Battles are almost always about gaining territory, advancing the front line to seize the most land. Also, in the bombed remains of Stalingrad soldiers are sentenced to death or held captive.
Tactical Campaigns
49m
New tactics are born in every war, to try to influence the course of battles and campaigns are waged against non-military targets to ruin morale whilst long battles rage throughout the war.
Fragmentation
49m
World war involves many actions, large and small. Forces, climate, geography, and problems of supply must all be managed.
Multidimensional Warfare
50m
Battles in World War II could occur anywhere at any time - in freezing temperatures, humid jungles, snowy hills, arid deserts. And allied and Japanese forces struggle for control of Port Moresby.
Turning Points of History
49m
Some words transcend their origins as simple names, and are carved into history as turning points which influenced the outcome of World War II - El Alamein, Okinawa, and Pearl Harbour.