Discovery Channel - Battlefield Series 1 (1994) Part 2 The Battle of Britain

A comprehensive documentary series about the key battles of World War Two. This sweeping series offers detailed accounts of the key battles, combining extensive use of archival footage with full color 3D animation and a compelling and vivid narrative, complete with main weapon systems used and portraits of the principal leaders and commanders. Strategy and tactics are described in detail with excellent graphics, providing a fascinating analysis of the forces in conflict. A review of the political and military situation prior to battle and an examination of the weaponry and combat-readiness of the men are followed by original archive footage of important phases of the battle, supplemented by Situation Reports and finished off with a summary. Dramatic use of 3-D computer graphics and actual battle footage transport the viewer directly in the thick of the fight. Battlefield is a series that chronicles the decisive events and critical battles that shaped history. Archival footage from several sources includes film from the Moscow central military archives. Watch rare archival footage from vaults around the world!

Part 2 The Battle of Britain

The two mightiest air fleets in the world clashed in tumultuous mortal combat. At issue was Britain's very survival. The Battle of Britain wrote a new chapter in the history of warfare. It was the first time that air forces alone determined the outcome of a military campaign. At stake was the ultimate prize, the future freedom of the British Isles and the continuation of the war to victory. For a battle of such importance, the actual fighting was done by remarkably small numbers of men, and the courage and skill of individuals, mattered in a way almost unique in the annals of warfare. Yet the battle was also a contest between nations, in which millions played a role. Beneath the vapor trails that charted the ebb and flow of battle, industry labored to turn out the aircraft that were the means to victory. Radar and communications systems were honed to a new level of sophistication and, in the bomb damaged streets, armies of volunteers fought the fires, cleared away the rubble and manned the air defenses.

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