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Battleplan is a military television documentary series examing various military strategies used in modern warfare since World War I. It is shown on the Military Channel in the U.S. and UKTV History. Each episode looks at particular military strategy – or "battleplan" – through two well-known historical examples, gauging them against the ideal requirements necessary to successfully conduct that strategy. All the episodes use examples from modern warfare, dating from the First World War up to the recent Iraq War. Lloyd Clark and Bruce Gudmundsson analyze the information and talk about it on the show.

First Aired

2007-11-06
Last Aired

2007-11-06
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

18
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

U&Yesterday

Keywords:

battle world war

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Season 1

1. Blitzkrieg

Examples used: Nazi Germany Blitzkrieg Campaign, Battle of France, World War II and 2003 invasion of I...More

Examples used: Nazi Germany Blitzkrieg Campaign, Battle of France, World War II and 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraq WarLess

2007-11-06

2. Assault From the Air

Examples used: Battle of Crete, Operation Market Garden, World War II and Operation Junction City , Vi...More

Examples used: Battle of Crete, Operation Market Garden, World War II and Operation Junction City , Vietnam WarLess

2007-11-06

3. Deception

Examples used: Battle of Normandy, D-Day, World War II and First Gulf War and 2003 invasion of Iraq, I...More

Examples used: Battle of Normandy, D-Day, World War II and First Gulf War and 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraq WarLess

2007-11-06

4. Assault From the Sea

Examples used: Battle of Inchon, Korean War and Battle of Iwo Jima, Pacific War, World War II

Examples used: Battle of Inchon, Korean War and Battle of Iwo Jima, Pacific War, World War IILess

2007-11-06

5. Counterstrike

Examples used: Yom Kippur War and Battle of Moscow, World War II

Examples used: Yom Kippur War and Battle of Moscow, World War IILess

2007-11-06

6. Blockade

Examples used: Second Battle of the Atlantic, World War II and U.S. Submarine Campaign 1943–45, Pacifi...More

Examples used: Second Battle of the Atlantic, World War II and U.S. Submarine Campaign 1943–45, Pacific WarLess

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7. Siege

Examples used: Siege of Leningrad, World War II and Battle of Dien Bien Phu, First Indochina War and B...More

Examples used: Siege of Leningrad, World War II and Battle of Dien Bien Phu, First Indochina War and Battle of Khe Sanh, Vietnam WarLess

2007-11-06

8. Battlefleet Action

Examples used: Battle of Midway, Pacific War, World War II and Battle of Leyte Gulf, Pacific War, Worl...More

Examples used: Battle of Midway, Pacific War, World War II and Battle of Leyte Gulf, Pacific War, World War IILess

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9. Pre-Emptive Strike

Examples used: Six Day War and attack on Pearl Harbor, Pacific War, World War II

Examples used: Six Day War and attack on Pearl Harbor, Pacific War, World War IILess

2007-11-06

10. Control of the Air

Examples used: Battle of Britain, World War II and First Gulf War

Examples used: Battle of Britain, World War II and First Gulf WarLess

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11. Defensive Battle

Examples used: Hindenburg Line, Western Front, World War I and Battle of Kursk, World War II

Examples used: Hindenburg Line, Western Front, World War I and Battle of Kursk, World War IILess

2007-11-06

12. Guerrilla Warfare

Examples used: Mujahideen, Soviet war in Afghanistan and National Front for the Liberation of South Vi...More

Examples used: Mujahideen, Soviet war in Afghanistan and National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, a.k.a. Vietcong, Vietnam WarLess

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13. Urban Warfare

Examples used: Tet Offensive, Vietnam War and Battle of Stalingrad,

Examples used: Tet Offensive, Vietnam War and Battle of Stalingrad,Less

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14. Breaking a Fortified Line

Examples used: Hindenburg Line, Western Front, World War I and Second Battle of El Alamein, World War ...More

Examples used: Hindenburg Line, Western Front, World War I and Second Battle of El Alamein, World War IILess

2007-11-06

15. Raiding Operations

Examples used: Unternehmen Eiche, recapture of Benito Mussolini by Otto Skorzeny, World War II and Ope...More

Examples used: Unternehmen Eiche, recapture of Benito Mussolini by Otto Skorzeny, World War II and Operation Ivory Coast, Son Tay, Vietnam WarLess

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16. Strategic Bombing

Examples used: the RAF/USAAF campaign against Nazi Germany from 1941–45, bombing of Dresden and the US...More

Examples used: the RAF/USAAF campaign against Nazi Germany from 1941–45, bombing of Dresden and the USAAF assault on Japan in 1944–45, Bombing of Tokyo in World War IILess