8.1/1016 votes#1 - 1918 Western Front
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/4/2007
The British army used new tactics to break the Germans and fought the biggest tank battle yet seen to achieve decisive victory. The Snows visit the scarred terrain of the Western Front in Northern France to tell the story of the 1918 Battle of Amiens.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1017 votes
#2 - 1942 Midway
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2007
It was the birth of a new type of sea warfare where bombers did all the damage, and enemy ships wouldn't even see each other. The Snows fly to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to recount the battle of Midway.
Director: Ben Lawrie
Writer: N/A
8.0/1019 votes#3 - 1942 Stalingrad
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/18/2007
While Soviet citizens held on for life in the shattered city, Hitler's army froze to death in the countryside. The Snows travel to Russia to tell the story of Stalingrad - one of the most epic battles of World War II.
Director: Dan Kendall
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1016 votes
#4 - 1951 Korea
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/25/2007
American landings at Inchon were one of the largest amphibious attacks in history, and a few hundred British soldiers on the banks of the Imjin river stemmed a tide of thousands of attacking Chinese. The Snows journey to the border between North and South Korea to examine two important engagements of the Korean War - a war between Communist and Nationalist forces that embroiled soldiers from around the world, and remains unsettled more than 50 years on.
Director: Johanna Gibbon
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1012 votes
#5 - 1968 Vietnam
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/2/2007
Communist fighters launched major attacks from a claustrophobic network of tunnels, and US marines had to flush them out. The Snows explore the Tet Offensive of 1968, the turning point of the Vietnam War.
Director: Renuka Chapman
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1021 votes
#6 - 1973 Middle East
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/9/2007
In Egypt's 1973 surprise attack on Israel, thousands of soldiers and hundreds of tanks crossed the Suez Canal and pushed into the Sinai desert, using the latest technology to stop Israeli tanks in their tracks. The Snows travel to Israel to unpack the complex history of conflict in the Middle East that culminated in the Yom Kippur War.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1021 votes
#7 - 1982 Falklands
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/16/2007
Night-fighting and air support proved crucial when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982 - the last battle on British territory. The Snows fly 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic to tell the story of how the British Task Force fought back to regain control.
Director: Renuka Chapman
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1025 votes
#8 - 1991 Gulf
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/2007
Allied air forces deployed revolutionary new technology like stealth bombers and precision-guided bombs while ground troops prepared for the possibility of Iraqi gas attacks. The Snows go to Kuwait to tell the story of Operation Desert Storm - a war dominated by cutting-edge technology and ruthless political calculation.
Director: Dan Kendall
Writer: N/A
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Father-and-son team Peter and Dan Snow embark on an epic journey to describe battles that transformed the 20th century. Known for its extensive use of...
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"1918 Western Front" is the best rated episode of "Twentieth Century Battlefields" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Paul McGuigan and written by N/A, it aired on 6/4/2007. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "1942 Midway".