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Gladiators Of World War II
Publisher
BBC
Publication Date
[2002]
Language
English
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From the eVideo
Introduction: The Anzacs (1:09); Anzacs: Origins (5:29); Anzacs: Early Battles (10:59); Operation Crusader (2:42); Fighting in the South Pacific (15:50); El Alamein and Mareth (4:55); Anzacs in Italy and Borneo (5:11); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: The Anzacs (0:56);
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Introduction: Free French Forces (1:30); Maginot Line and Vichy France (4:05); Charles de Gaulle (2:47); Sinking French Fleet (1:51); Fighting in Africa (7:03); U.S. Enters the War (2:56); Battle of Bir Hakeim (4:23); Tide Turns in North Africa (5:00); Tunisian Campaign (2:37); Normandie-Niemen, Italy Invasion (4:55); Liberating Paris (4:41); South of France, German Surrender (4:32); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: The Free French Forces (0:57);
From the eVideo
Introduction: Chindits (1:17); Wingate Background (6:04); Chindits Formation (2:22); Operation Longcloth (7:18); Promoting Chindits Success (2:19); Operation Thursday (4:14); Codenames: Broadway, Piccadilly, and Chowringhee (5:00); Allied Wins (3:41); Advance to Mogaung (6:24); Securing Mogaung and Myitkyina (3:53); Final Allied Push (3:50); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: The Chindits (0:56);
From the eVideo
Introduction: Royal Navy (1:28); Winston Churchill Returns (5:11); "Happy Time" (2:49); Enigma Code (14:54); Tirpitz Damaged (5:20); Fighting in the Mediterranean (4:59); Italy's Surrender (5:52); Pacific War (5:48); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: The Royal Navy (0:56);
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Introduction: Kamikazes (2:01); Expansionist Ambitions (5:43); Rise of Suicide Attacks (3:27); Father of Kamikaze (4:21); Kamikaze Attacks Begin (5:31); Battle of Iwo Jima (3:17); Special Kamikaze Weapons (3:10); Kamikaze Ritual (7:05); Battle of Okinawa (3:10); Atomic Bomb (6:24); Kamikaze Legacy (2:12); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: The Kamikazes (0:56);
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Introduction: Norwegian Resistance (1:39); Invasion of Norway (4:08); Start of Resistance (2:20); Success at Trondheim (2:47); Lofoten Raid (3:13); Monitoring German Ships (2:25); Norsk Hydro Plant (9:20); Heavy Water Sabotage Operations (8:43); Targeting the Tirpitz (3:26); Tirpitz Sunk (8:20); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: Norwegian Resistance (0:56);
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Introduction: Paras and Commandos (1:21); Forming Commando Units (3:21); 11th Special Air Service Battalion (1:45); Lofoten Islands (2:53); Operation Archery (5:10); Operation Biting (2:20); Operation Chariot (9:08); Dieppe Raid (3:47); Heavy Water Sabotage (2:21); Pegasus Bridge (4:06); Operation Market Garden (6:37); Taking Antwerp (3:32); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: Paras and Commandos (0:57);
From the eVideo
Introduction: RAF Fighter Command (0:49); Fighter Command Origins (1:56); Fighter Command Early Years (3:53); War Breaks Out (1:52); Fighter Command at Dunkirk (3:32); Air Defense Plan (5:10); Training Pilots (2:06); Battle of Britain Begins (3:07); "Never Was So Much Owed By So Many to So Few" (4:45); No. 11 Group and Bombing London (6:01); Airborne Interception Radar (1:48); Douglas Goes on Offensive (3:11); Air Defence of Great Britain (2:19); Hitler's Flying Bombs (3:18); V-2 Rocket (2:34); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: RAF Fighter Command (0:57);
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Introduction: Desert Rats (1:44); Egyptian Origins (2:00); Composition (2:03); Fighting in Egypt and Libya (8:47); Desert Conditions (4:03); Taking on Rommel (5:32); Victory in Libya (3:35); Victory in North Africa (5:02); Italy Invasion (3:19); Operation Goodwood (4:37); Advance to Germany (1:52); Final Push Through Germany (3:47); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: Desert Rats (0:56);
From the eVideo
Introduction: SAS (1:43); Special Air Service Origins (5:14); Formation and Training (4:10); Operation Crusader (2:45); Axis Airfield Raids (3:32); New Tactics (5:24); Stirling Captured and Imprisoned (6:17); Italy Invasion (4:29); Aegean Operations (4:54); Uncertain Future of SAS (4:03); Disbanded and Reborn (3:50); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: SAS (0:56);
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Introduction: Waffen-SS (2:20); Waffen-SS Origins (6:59); Formation of SS-VT (3:03); Name Changed to Waffen-SS (2:05); Hitler Attacks Allies (3:40); Balkans Campaign (7:41); Battle of Kursk (2:04); D-Day (4:16); Battle of Cologne (2:20); Battle of the Bulge (5:00); Fall of Nazi Germany (6:46); Credits: Gladiators of World War II: The Waffen-SS (0:57);
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