Battleplan
TV
Type
2007
Year
1 Season
Seasons
★ 9.0
Rating
Documentary
Genre
Battleplan is a military television documentary series examing various military strategies used in modern warfare since World War I. It is shown on the Military Channel in the U.S. and UKTV History. Each episode looks at particular military strategy – or "battleplan" – through two well-known historical examples, gauging them against the ideal requirements necessary to successfully conduct that strategy. All the episodes use examples from modern warfare, dating from the First World War up to the recent Iraq War. Lloyd Clark and Bruce Gudmundsson analyze the information and talk about it on the show.
Episodes
1. Blitzkrieg
2. Assault From the Air
3. Deception
4. Assault From the Sea
5. Counterstrike
6. Blockade
7. Siege
8. Battlefleet Action
9. Pre-Emptive Strike
10. Control of the Air
11. Defensive Battle
12. Guerrilla Warfare
13. Urban Warfare
14. Breaking a Fortified Line
15. Raiding Operations
16. Strategic Bombing
17. Flank Attack
18. Special Operations