The BEST episodes of Battlefield season 4
Every episode of Battlefield season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Battlefield season 4!
The landmark television series 'Battlefield' is a documentary series initially relased in 1994 that explores some of the most important battles fought during the Second World War and the Vietnam War. Featuring fascinating archive footage, the programme includes a review of the political and military situation before the battle, portraits of leaders and commanders, an explanation of weapons and tactics and the story of the battle itself. Vivid graphics place the battles into the context of the war as a whole. Seasons 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are all WW2 battles and Season 3 focuses on the Vietnam war in a special 12-part season.
#1 - Air War Over Germany
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2000
The Allies, determined to take the war to Germany, launch the largest strategic bombing campaign to disrupt German war production and weaken civilian morale. The RAF and USAAF bombing campaign cost thousands of Allied lives and caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths.
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#2 - The Siege of Leningrad
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/2000
The 890 day siege of the Soviet Union's second city has come to epitomise the misery, suffering and savagery of the war on the Eastern Front. The city was not finally liberated by Soviet troops until 19th January 1944 - by that time 600,000 of its citizens had starved to death and 200,000 more had perished in the fighting.
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#3 - Manchuria - The Forgotten Victory
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/1/2000
The remarkable Soviet victory over the once mighty Japanese Kwangtung Army in the mountains of Manchuria is one of the least known of the Second World War. This was no steam roller triumph of greater numbers and brute force, but a victory for superior weaponry, brilliant tactical use of surprise and bold command that was achieved in little more than a fortnight.
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#4 - Guadalcanal
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/2000
Guadalcanal was the first major land battle of the Southern Pacific campaign. The island was considered key to the defense of eastern Australia and was the first step in the "march" up the Solomon Island chain to neutralize the key Japanese base at Rabaul, open up the road to the Philippines, and ultimately to Japan itself.
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#5 - The Battle of Kursk
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2000
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. The ensuing battle is the largest tank battle ever fought in history. It marked the last major offensive operation of German forces in the East and combined with the Soviet victory at Stalingrad was the decisive turning point on the Eastern Front.
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#6 - Pearl Harbor
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/1/2000
The infamous Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was one of the most significant events of World War II. Brilliantly planned and executed, it dealt a crippling blow to the US Pacific Fleet, however it failed to inflict any damage on the US aircraft carriers. Ultimately, the attack brought the US and its industrial might into the war with disastrous consequences for the Axis powers.
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