Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle

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.

Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle
Presented byFrederick Forsyth
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release18 September (1985-09-18) –
18 December 1985 (1985-12-18)

Episodes

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  • 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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