Discovery Channel - Battlefield Series 4 (2000) Part 2 Air War Over Germany

The BATTLEFIELD series provides a thorough and comprehensive picture of the World War II. This sweeping documentary series offers up 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. Troop movements, arms deployed, motivation of key players, are all described in detail. In addition to the events, we can also learn about the motive for the outbreak of the battles and their consequences, along with the military and political situation of the age. Each battle is placed in the larger context of the global situation. Strategy and tactics are described in detail with excellent graphics, providing a fascinating analysis of the forces in conflict. Archival footage from several sources includes rare film from the Moscow archives. Battlefield is a series that chronicles the decisive events and critical battles that shaped history. Series provides a great opportunity to learn even more about the conflict, and the events of World War II that still have a great impact today.

Part 2 Air War Over Germany

This documentary shows you the bombing raids on Nazi Germany. From the first failed attacks by the Royal Air Force bombers in the early 1940s to the carpet of bombs on cities such as Dresden. The RAF struggled hard to find a way to take the war to Germany after the Luftwaffe's attack on Britain tailed off during 1941. It eventually determined on The Strategic Bombing Campaign that was designed primarily to disrupt German war production and undermine civilian morale. The images of completely flattened cities make an indelible impression! The specially developed incendiary bombs and other weapons of destruction ultimately killed more than half a million German civilians, and countless connecting roads, factories, railways and military targets were razed to the ground. The greatest value of the offensive, however, turned out to be that they tied up almost all of the Luftwaffe's resources in the home defense. The air war over Germany was one of the most controversial campaigns of the entire war and cost many thousands of Allied and German lives. In fact, the RAF's losses were so great during the years 1941-1943, that they almost stopped the operations. When the USAAF arrived, however, the situation improved and the raids continued without major losses from 1944 onwards. The result was costly in human life and great devastation, but this air war campaign turns out to have been crucial in the eventual victory over Nazi Germany.

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