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Generals at War

Generals at War

Description: Important battles of World War II are examined with paired military specialists focusing on the opposing generals involved. This exciting series takes a fresh approach to the great battles of World War Two. Each film tells the story of the head-to-head between two iconic generals. In a dramatic device, a war-time bunker becomes the setting for these epic conflicts. As the generals face off across a the battle map it comes alive in CGI: soldiers march across the table, tanks blast away at each other and planes fly overhead. As the action unfolds, two modern day military specialists - often generals themselves - get inside the heads of their historical counterparts to unpick their strengths and weaknesses. And a team of experts out in the field, including an army tank commander, a former Special Forces sniper and an enthusiastic explosives engineer - compare and contrast the hardware our generals had at their disposal.
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Year Released: 2009
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: January 11, 2009
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