The Series
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.
Episode 1 - The Battle of El Alamein
Rommel vs. Montgomery - the super-aggressive Desert Fox vs. the wily commander of the Desert Rats.
Episode 2 - The Battle of Kursk
German and Russian tanks clash near the Soviet city of Kursk, as each vies for control of the Eastern Front.
Episode 3 - The Battle of the Bulge
Adolf Hitler's final offensive to stop the Allied invasion of Germany. Failure is not an option.
Episode 4 - The Battle of Midway
The fate of the war in the Pacific is about to be decided - a true David and Goliath story of naval warfare.
Episode 5 - The Battle of Stalingrad
The mother of all WWII battles - and one of most surprising turns of fortunes in military history.
Episode 6 - The Battle of Singapore
In 1941 Japan launches a surprise attack on Singapore, a tiny jewel in the Crown of the British Empire.