Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle (1985)

Original title

Soldiers, A History of Men in Battle

Genre

documentary film, documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

15

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series covers the history of warfare from ancient times to the Falklands War. Each episode focuses on a different role in battle, such as the infantryman, the commander, or the surgeon.

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What happens

Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle is a 1985 BBC television documentary series about the history of warfare from antiquity to the Falklands War. Each episode looks at warfare from the perspective of different participants: infantryman, artillerist, cavalryman, tanker, airman, guerrilla, surgeon, logistician and commander. The series and a companion book were written by John Keegan and Richard Holmes, and the series was presented by Frederick Forsyth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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