Episode 2 - The Battle of Kursk
1943 – Germany and Russia clash near the Soviet city of
Kursk, as each vies for control of the Eastern Front. The Germans are led by
Field Marshal Erich von Manstein – an aristocratic master tactician. Facing him is the Red Army’s Marshal Zhukov – ruthless, opinionated
and dangerous to know.
Hitler is convinced new super-weapons like the Tiger tank
will win the fight and insists von Manstein hold off his attack until more
arrive. Zhukov exploits the delay
and orders his men to dig for victory.
They create an elaborate network of defences to grind the enemy down –
or blow them up...
The two armies finally meet in a titanic clash of tanks - the biggest tank battle of all
time - which will change the course of the war.
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.