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Greatest Tank Battles - Season 2

Series: Greatest Tank Battles
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Episodes
10
Rating
M
Year
2010
Language
English

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The history of the most notable armored fighting vehicle engagements is told.

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1. Tank Battles of Korea

44m

In 1950 the world is caught off guard as North Korea launches a massive armoured assault into South Korea. This is the story of the American tankers who rush to the aid of the South and the bloody battles they fight up and down the Korean Peninsula.

2. Tank Battles of the Great War

44m

In 1916 the British debut a new mobile weapon hoping to break the long bloody stalemate on the Western Front. This is the story of the first tanks and how they change the face of the modern battlefield forever.

3. The Battle of France

44m

At the outset of WWII, the Germans pioneer a new form of mobile armoured warfare. This is the story of the famed Nazi Blitzkrieg, as thousands of panzers burst through terrain thought impassible to conquer Western Europe in a matter of weeks.

4. The Battle of Italy

44m

In 1943, tanks of the Canadian Armoured Corps make their combat debut on the European mainland. This is the story of the Canadian tankers who fight their way up the Italian peninsula in the push to liberate Rome from Nazi occupation.

5. The Battle of Tunisia

44m

By 1942, Rommel's Afrika Corps has been pushed back to Tunisia and the brash new US tank force lands in North Africa. This is the story of the final North African battles as two of history's most famed tank commanders - Patton and Rommel - go head to head.

6. Tank Ace: Ludwig Bauer

44m

After the success of the Blitzkrieg, young men across Germany flock to the armoured corps in search of glory and excitement. This is the story of one young German tanker as he comes face to face with the harsh realities of armoured warfare.

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