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Battleplan: The Complete Series
from Bci / Eclipse
starring Battleplan

Features:

• Box set
• Color
• DVD-Video
• NTSC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Entertaining Series
  As a pleasure history buff. I found this series to be a good companion to a history collection. A delicious appetizer. Excellent buy for the price for what I call "Infortaining". Both informative and entertaining in it's class.
  PROS:
  -Battle Tactics focused.
  -Comparisons of WW1, WW2 and recent battles "innovative".
  -Clear picture.
  -Excellent sound track.
  -Action oriented theme flavour.
  -Hollywood style doc film.
  -Fast pace.
  -Enthusiastic narrator. more info

• 12 hrs of entertainment
  If you pick this item up used, it's 12 hours plus of really good entertainment/information for very little $. The computer graphics that explain the tactics are pretty cool and the narrator isn't annoying. A bargain and well worth picking up if you enjoy WWII documentaries like I do.

• Battleplan
  This is an 18 episode series that looks at basic military strategies such as blitzkrieg, flank attacks and strategic bombing. These are handled very simply, what is interesting is the historical examples (usually 2) given for each. Those interested in military history will like this. I was particularly impressed with the information given on the Son Tay POW camp raid in Vietnam, as I had known little about the actual raid, as well as the Nazi rescue of Mussolini.

• A terrific series on military strategy and history
  Being interested in military history and tactics (but not obsessed) and enjoying board wargames, I have been looking for something like the 'Battleplan' series for a long time. It is an insightful review of a substantial number of military actions, not just for history's sake or in academic microdetail, but for understanding the strategy/tactics that were employed.
  It is also provided in a very 'commercial' format - but I do agree with the reviewer who commented on the rather repetitive nature of the... more info

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