BattleField Detectives (2003)

Documentary · History · War

Battlefield Detectives is a forensic documentary television series that aired on the History Channel from 2003 to 2006. The series explores famous battles focusing on the battlefield itself, and tell its story based on recent scientific research. It uses modern science to examine how the battles were won or lost. According to History Television, "This series approaches the perennially interesting topic of famous battles in a fresh and exhilarating way. Focusing on the battlefield itself, each programme takes an important battle telling its story and posing a puzzling central question about the battle that recent scientific research is helping to illuminate - a contemporary journey of discovery and a compelling story from the past."

IMDb rating: 7.4 (111 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

7.90 avg 3 episodes 8.1 → 6.9 49 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Custer's Last Stand	8.1	13
3	The Gallipoli Catastrophe	8.7	11
6	Massacre at Waterloo	6.9	13

Season 2 (2004)

7.94 avg 5 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 45 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Native American Wars: The Apache	7.8	12
4	American Revolution: The Battle of Monmouth	8.0	8
5	The Somme	7.2	11
8	Civil War: Battle of Antietam	8.7	13
9	Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg	8.0	10

Season 3 (2005)

7.93 avg 8 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Battle of the Bulge	8.4	8
2	Battle of Britain	8.6	9
4	Siege of Masada	7.1	13
5	World War I: Jutland	7.4	13
6	Stalingrad	7.4	24
7	The War of 1812: The Chesapeake and the Shannon	8.0	11
8	Pointe du Hoc	8.5	10
9	The Six-Day War	8.0	12