"In this program we look at Allied armor and the critical role it played in establishing, defending and eventually expanding the Allied beachheads during the Battle of Normandy. Highly specialized tanks, like the Churchill AVRE and the Sherman Duplex Drive, were specifically designed to clear the beaches of a variety of German-made obstacles and anti-personal weapons and facilitate the landing of troops on D-Day"--Container.

"This is the story of the construction and defense of Hitler's three-mile deep web of fortifications, pillboxes, troop shelters and anti-tank obstacles that ran along German's western frontier. "The Siegfried Line" as it was nicknamed by the Allies, and the natural barrier formed by the Rhine River, were key to Germany's defense of its western front. The breaching of the Siegfried Line at the Battle of the West Wall and the subsequent crossing...

"During 1994, the Allies tried desperately to break through the German winter defensive line that block the advance to Rome. At the center of the line was the heavily fortified town of Cassino, which was dominated by a sixth century Benedictine monastery. This imposing hilltop site became the subject of bitter controversy and a symbol of some of the most savage fighting of World War II ... Featuring fascinating archive footage from all over the world...

Chronicles the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. Although the attack dealt a crippling blow to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, it failed to inflict any damage on U.S. aircraft carriers.

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. This episode is from the landmark television series "Battlefield." Featuring fascinating archive footage from all over the world,...

During World War II, Crimea was a scene of some of the bloodiest battles. The Germans suffered heavy casualties in the summer of 1941 as they tried to advance through the narrow Isthmus of Perekop linking Crimea to the Soviet mainland. The German occupied most of Crimea, with the exception of the city of Sevastopol, which held out from October 1941 until July 4, 1942. However, the tide turned after the German defeats at Stalingrad and Kursk. Cut off...

The Battle of Tunisia was a series of battles during the North African Campaign of World War II. With the central Mediterranean contested by the British and the Italians, Tunisia's two deepwater ports (Tunis and Bizerte) were a major attraction, control of which could open the Mediterranean to Allied shipping. The battle opened with initial success by the German and Italian forces, but the Allies massive numerical superiority led to the Axis' complete...