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    Control of the Air

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Jun 26, 2005
Control of the Air is an essential prerequisite of most modern military Battleplans – blitzkrieg, assault from the sea, pre-emptive strike. On occasions, the struggle to control the air has been so crucial it has become a Battleplan in its own right.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 18 episodes

Season 1
   
Blitzkrieg,
Blitzkrieg literally means Lightning War, a combat strategy that is hard, fast and merciless. Examine the factors which are essential for modern Blitzkrieg to work and the inherent dangers which can threaten disaster.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Assault from the Air,
Assault from the Air introduces a third dimension to a battlefield. The program focuses on the key requirements in a Battleplan for Assault from the Air and the changes that technology has brought.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Deception,
Even before the Greeks used the Wooden Horse to capture Troy, deception was a critical part of warfare. Find out how deception can take many forms and turn the tides of even the most perilous of situations.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Assault from the Sea,
Seas and oceans cover almost two-thirds of the Earth’s surface and assaults from the sea range from massive invasions to seize whole continents to spectacular raids and counterattacks.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Counterstrike,
Counterstrike can take many forms and history is full of examples where a numerically inferior army has turned the tide of battle by a brilliant execution of a Counterstrike. Discover three historical examples of successful counterstrike’s.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Blockade,
The Battleplan for Blockade is directed not against an army or navy, or an individual town or city, but against a nation as a whole. Learn how blockades have the ability to destroy or at least damage a country’s ability to wage war.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Siege,
Siege warfare is almost as old as history itself and can have several aims; To frustrate an enemy’s offensive Battleplan, to seize victory by capturing a key position, or to tie down a critical element of the enemy’s forces.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Battlefleet,
The use of one’s battlefleet to establish control of the sea, or to frustrate an enemy’s attempt to do so, has been a key aspect of naval warfare for two and a half thousand years. Analyze the fundamentals of this very different type of Battleplan.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Pre-Emptive Strike,
Winning a swift victory by catching the enemy unawares, is one of any commanders’ great dreams. Sometimes, it can be a dramatic reaction to an opportunity, or it can be designed to remove a potential threat from the enemy’s arsenal.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Control of the Air,
Control of the Air is an essential prerequisite of most modern military Battleplans – blitzkrieg, assault from the sea, pre-emptive strike. On occasions, the struggle to control the air has been so crucial it has become a Battleplan in its own right.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
The Defensive Battle,
The Defensive Battle is often seen as the most dangerous of Battleplans as it allows the enemy to directly attack you and exhaust himself before you counterattack. Whatever the circumstances, this Battleplan requires great nerve and confidence
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Guerrilla Warfare,
Discover the history and principles of guerrilla warfare, analyze the requirements of its Battleplan from two perspectives – those waging guerrilla warfare, and those opposing it.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Urban Warfare,
Urban Warfare is the most vicious form of fighting. In an era dominated by technology, it takes a soldier back to the most primitive type of warfare: hand-to-hand, knife against knife, street-by-street, house-by-house, even down to room-by-room.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Breaking a Fortified Line,
Breaking a fortified line is the Battleplan every soldier fears, and every commander’s last resort. It means attacking defences head-on that are dug in and protected. The enemy is ready for it and expecting it. It’s going to be a bloodbath.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Raiding Operations,
A raid is an offensive military operation that aims to achieve a specific objective and then get out. It is a Battleplan which can be used against human or military targets and often requires elite special forces.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Streategic Bombing,
Strategic Bombing takes war to the heartland of the enemy, striking at industry, infrastructure, and civilians. It seeks to destroy not only an enemy’s ability to wage war, but also its will to fight on at all.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Flank Attack,
Flank attack – going around the side of the enemy instead of taking him head-on – is one of the most basic of Battleplans, yet stories of key victories decided by a flanking manoeuvres fill military textbooks.
49m Jun 26, 2005
   
Special Operations,
Special Operations are the cutting edge of modern warfare. Behind-the-lines, unseen, undertaken by small numbers of elite personnel, they can cover everything from intelligence gathering or raiding to the achievement of major strategic objectives.
49m Jun 26, 2005
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