Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle

Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle
Presented by	Frederick Forsyth
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	BBC
Original release	1985

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.

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)

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