Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle
1985 British TV series or programme
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Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle is a 1985 BBC television documentary series about the history of warfare from antiquity to the Falklands War. Each episode looks at warfare from the perspective of different participants: infantryman, artillerist, cavalryman, tanker, airman, guerrilla, surgeon, logistician and commander. The series and a companion book were written by John Keegan and Richard Holmes, and the series was presented by Frederick Forsyth.
Presented byFrederick Forsyth[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
| Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Frederick Forsyth[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 18 September – 18 December 1985 |
Episodes
- 1 – "The Face of Battle" (18 September 1985)
- 2 – "Cavalry" (25 September 1985)
- 3 – "Gunner" (2 October 1985)
- 4 – "Fighting Spirit" (9 October 1985)
- 5 – "Infantry" (23 October 1985)
- 6 – "Tank" (30 October 1985)
- 7 – "Air Power" (6 November 1985)
- 8 – "Sapper" (13 November 1985)
- 9 – "Casualty" (20 November 1985)
- 10 – "Sinews of War" (27 November 1985)
- 11 – "Commander" (4 December 1985)
- 12 – "Irregular" (11 December 1985)
- 13 – "Experience of War" (18 December 1985)
