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- DirectorChris LethbridgeStarsJames T. BowmanMatt LottIn the 5th century, the Persians are advancing towards Greece. A small band of 300 Spartans make a valiant last stand against them, with the fate of democracy hinging on them.
- StarsMatthew SettleRichard BillowsPaul CartledgeAlexander's victory over Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BCE.
- DirectorKim HoggStarsBen BailliePeter FrankopanAndrew GoughVikings for hire, ruthless mercenaries who strike fear into their enemies, elite special forces in service to a foreign ruler. One man will solidify their place in history and develop tactics transforming warfare across the Mediterranean.
- StarsMatthew SettleAdrian GoldsworthyBarbara GraziosiHannibal's victory at the Battle of Cannae, 216 BCE.
- StarsConstantin BalsanAlix BénézechPavel DelongPart one focuses on the Battle of Borodino, the deadliest battle of the Napoleonic Wars.
- StarsConstantin BalsanAlix BénézechPavel DelongPart 2 details the hardships and deprivations suffered by Napoleon's Grande Armee as they await the surrender of the Tsar, which never comes. And with problems in France and his popularity waning, Napoleon begins the long, death-filled retreat from Russia with his exhausted, starving troops.
- 1982–6.4 (12)TV EpisodeDirectorChristian FeyerabendCarsten GutschmidtRobert WiezorekStarsTill HagenLucia EdwardsClaudia GarnierThe crusades, preached by popes since Urban in 1095, allowing non-noble born warriors to rise socially and earn direct entry to paradise, forged knighthood into "milites christiani", 'soldiers of God', sanctified by Holy War and instilled with Catholic values. They adopted courtly love -an endless game, like jousting, subject of minstrel poetry- for the women who sometimes played a 'lordly' role during their long absences. Logistics -with new Italian 'cavalry cargo' ships- and the Muslim enemies complicated matters, the Holy Land was repeatedly won (Staufian Holy Roman emperor Friedrich II achieved a negotiated peaceful entry into Jerusalem) and -ultimately- lost again. But the introduction of fire arms and new tactics heralded the military decline of cavalry, hence knighthood, which was to survive in a romanticized 'theatrical' form.
- 1982–6.6 (11)TV EpisodeDirectorChristian FeyerabendCarsten GutschmidtRobert WiezorekStarsTill HagenClaudia GarnierHerbert HeisslerKnighthood has its roots in the early Middle Ages, when all free men could be called under arms by the king, leaving their arduous country life for bloody glory. The prestige went to those who paid for their own expensive equipment to serve as cavalry warriors, and could as reward after victory be admitted to the royal 'following', symbolized by a sword award. This became a feudal class, not a separate estate, but hereditary, yet the entry point to aristocracy. Cavalry was key to great battles, especially against invading nomads like the early Hungarians whom 700 of them from all Otto's German empire halted at the Lechfeld in 955. *. Modern experiments evaluate the efficiency of armor and armament, changing in a slow arms race. The wealth came from estates, around castles, key to the social pact: income for protection, often against peers, as errant knights (often cadet sons) were basically heavily armed robber gangs. In Guédelon near Paris archaeologists try out the building of real stone and oak castle.
- 1982–6.6 (10)TV EpisodeDirectorChristian FeyerabendCarsten GutschmidtRobert WiezorekStarsTill HagenClaudia GarnierKarl-Heinz GöttertAfter the knighthood dominated medieval armies over half a millennium, their end dawned by the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, under whose generals the main part went to the rising artillery, many types of which he developed for specific purposes, combined with 'Landknechte', cheap infantry lifted from the peasantry, even commoner cavalrymen. Maximilian also championed the love for romanticized chivalry, presiding over and participating in grand joists (with participants from all Europe), but gradually adopting specially designed, 'disarmed' hobby warrior weapons, even write a chivalrous epic, while knightly armory became a decorative prestige business, increasingly flaunted by wealthy bourgeois, the rising urban class. Maximilian extended the church-imposed 'divine armistice' periods into a permanent rule of law enforced by state justice, outlawing constant abuse by' Raubritter' (robber knights) like Götz von Berlichingen, whom Max however repeatedly pardoned for extortion, commission to enforce denied justice and worse under the cover of 'ancient customs', finally even accepting the lead of a peasant revolt 'to prevent worse', to resume his role as military commander, knights and nobility were recycled in courtly and other (post-)feudal functions rather then quasi-lawless petty fief-rulers.
- DirectorScott PaddorStarsDale DyeChristopher GravettRichard JonesWilliam De Normendie presses his claim on the Throne of Anglo-Saxon England and triumphs over and kills the Anglo-Saxon king,Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.Thereby becoming William the Conqueror and becoming the new King of England.
- DirectorScott BillupsStarsDale DyeJohn DagenaisJoe di GennaroHow, in the 11th century, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and military leader better known as El Cid, pushed back the invaders from North Africa in an attempt to reunite Spain.
- DirectorIsrael del SantoStarsRoberto BonaciniAitor Legardón
- DirectorIsrael del Santo1118 AD, the Crusaders have conquered Jerusalem and the new Christian kingdom in the Holy Land prepares for the counterattack of Islam.
- 1982–7.8 (8)TV EpisodeDirectorChristian TwenteStarsAlexander DemandtWerner EckMarcus JunkelmannArminius and his brother were, as sons of a tribal prince of the Cherusk tribe who opposed their alliance with Rome, raised as 'honorary hostages' in Rome, in the glorious age of Augustus. Arminius became a cavalry officer, saw in Pannonia the army's superiority in the field and rose the equestrian rank. Varrus, reputed ruthless but efficient in Syria, was made governor in Germania. He vastly enlarged a chain of fortifications from the Rhine limes. Arminius served in that army in his native country. Seeing his people's repression virtually without civilizing progress, he ultimately chose to unite it and organized the fatal trap for Varrus's three legions in the Teutoburger forest, which prohibited its tactical deployment.
- The Germanic Ghost Warriors were one of the first special forces trained to fight specifically at night. They emerged out of the fiercely independent tribes of Germania, the wild lands to the North of the Roman Empire. When a huge Roman Army came to conquer their territory, the Ghost Warriors helped inflict the worst defeat in Roman history.
- StarsPhil CrowleyLooks at ballistic style weapons developed by the Chinese, Greeks, Romans, Huns, and Medieval Europeans. Several experts lecture about historical evidence or demonstrate how the weapons functioned using models and animation.
- DirectorStuart ClarkeAli McGrathStarsSean BarrettFreddie RoystonMark AtkinsonWarfare technology is examined, including the Helepolis, a square fortified tower on wheels; and "Greek Fire," an incendiary liquid that stuck to people and objects and couldn't be extinguished with water.
- The pilum, which played a vital role in the rise of the Roman Empire. The longbow, which made England a medieval superpower. The Minié ball, which revolutionized 19th century firearm capabilities. Three ranged weapons that transformed combat over the course of thousands of years. What was the secret to their lethal success? Through unique experiments with weapons experts, we reveal how they worked and how, over the centuries, ranged weapons evolved in accuracy and in the distances they can travel.
- For thousands of years, humans have rained fire from the skies upon their enemies. Aerial attacks have been key to waging successful military campaigns, but which ones over the history of warfare have been the most effective? Through spectacular experiments, weapons experts detail how army commanders launched air strikes against their enemies long before airplanes were invented, how incendiary arrows stay ablaze while soaring through the air, and how rockets were invented. See how the aerial bomb has become the standard-and most devastating-form of attack from above.
- Hand-to-hand combat is warfare at its most visceral. Since ancient times, soldiers on the battlefield have relied on specialized weapons to survive this most immediate form of fighting. Military experts explore some of history's most effective weapons, from the Gladius, the short sword Roman legionaries relied on for centuries, to the war hammer, the medieval era's most efficient yet little-known weapon, to the bayonet, a firearm still being used today thanks to its ability to inflict both physical and psychological damage.
- Some weapons have changed the course of wars through their accuracy, their speed, or their power. Others have made their mark simply because of their ease-of-use, allowing ordinary people to take the fight to empires and nations, and sometimes even win. Join an international team of experts as they look at three key weapons-the pike, the crossbow, and the AK-47 rifle-used by civilians, rebels, and terrorists against seemingly invincible foes.
- Since humans began fighting one another, quickness and mobility have been key factors in determining victory or defeat. Experts take a hands-on look at three weapons that were built for speed. Discover the history of the two-wheeled chariot, a weapons system developed by the Hyksos before the Egyptians and Romans perfected it. Examine and test how a simple range weapon-the sling-rocked its enemy at speeds of 116. And see how small handguns like the revolver changed warfare forever.
- New weapons with devastating force shaped the wars of the 20th century. Weapons experts test the Maxim machine gun, explain its impact on modern warfare, and explore the psychological effects experienced by soldiers who faced them in battle. See how grenades were used to counteract trench warfare in World War I, and how the horrible injuries they caused led to one of the world's most important medications. And examine a war machine that is considered a symbol of power: the tank.
- Because battles at sea can determine the outcomes of war, the weapons and tactics used on ships is critically important. Naval historians and weapons experts examine and test three weapons that helped countries dominate the seas for centuries, from Greek fire, invented by the Byzantines to protect Constantinople for over 750 years, to the cannon, which made Britain an undisputed superpower of the sea for centuries, to the torpedo, a devastating missile of the 20th century.
- Ambushing the enemy with weapons that stay undetected until their very strike can be an insidious, but efficient, military strategy. A team of weapons experts takes a look at three such inventions: the ancient Romans' caltrop, iron spikes spread across battlefields to bring horses and soldiers to their knees; the Dreyse needle gun, which changed the tactics of future armies; and the landmine, an age-old weapon lethally improved by modern technology.
- As technology evolved over the centuries, inventors and engineers upgraded weapons and influenced the course of global history. Join military and weapons experts as they examine three deadly inventions that heightened bloodshed in battle: the scorpio, an ancient missile launcher used by the Romans; the longsword, intrinsically tied to the medieval world of knights; and the Henry rifle, which influenced warfare thanks to its revolutionary reloading design.
- DirectorKim HoggStarsBen BaillieMax BraceyRoderick DaleThe Viking Beserkers were the elite shock-troops of Viking warlords. Fuelled by alcohol, religious fervour and possibly hallucinogenic magic mushrooms, they believed they could adopt the spirits of wild animals. One single Viking Beserker, after working himself up into a frenzy, held up an entire Saxon army with just an axe.
- StarsRobert BallardIn a conflict packed with devastating battles, Gallipoli stands out as one of the First World War's most futile and bloody.
- DirectorIsrael del SantoStarsRoberto BonaciniAitor Legardón
- DirectorIsrael del SantoStarsRoberto BonaciniAitor Legardón
- DirectorStuart ClarkeStarsPia BachOwen BushJason Alan CarvellDocumentary about an illustrated medieval book (Fechtbuch) on weapons and fighting, written in 1459 by Hans Talhoffer, kept in the Royal Library of Denmark.
- StarsBrian CoxClive RussellDouglas RussellA docudrama telling the story of the events that unfolded when a Scottish army led by Robert Bruce tried to drive the English out of Scotland 700 years ago.
- DirectorIsrael del SantoAt the end of the 11th century, cold Europe was convulsing. The religious fanaticism and the prophecies that speak of the end of time provoke an outbreak of violence without precedents.
- DirectorChris WilsonStarsTom AsbridgeSandrine BoucherSanctioned by the Pope, Christian crusaders invade the Holy Land with the goal of capturing Jerusalem.
- DirectorPhilipp GrüllStarsYaakov AmidrorAaron ArnoldJoe BidenHe alone threatens the international balance and relations between the great powers: the Chinese arms dealer Li Fangwei, also known as Karl Lee, is said to have enabled Iran to build up an impressive arsenal of missiles. Actively sought by the FBI for several decades, the man is a veritable ghost: intelligence only has a photo and a passport number. Born in 1972 in the far northeast of China, Karl Lee began to attract the attention of the U.S. Secret Service in the early 2000s by making suspicious financial transactions. Washington quickly became aware of the extent of his activities.
- DirectorMarie LintonFaced with the rising perils of Russia, North Korea and above all China, Japan, constitutionally pacifist since 1946, is massively rearming. Tracing the stages of this changeover, this documentary sheds light on the geopolitical upheavals at work in the Pacific.