Battlefields (2001)

Name: Battlefields
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Professor Richard Holmes

Documentary · History · War

British military historian Professor Richard Holmes takes the viewer through four major battles of world war two. The Battles of Cassino, El Alamein, Arnhem (Operation Market Garden), & the RAF Bomber Command. An insightful overview of each of these diverse campaigns is given in each of the four episodes.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (71 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Professor Richard Holmes Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

7.15 avg 4 episodes 7.3 → 7.3 56 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Alamein	7.3	9
2	Cassino	7.2	9
3	Bomber	6.8	9
4	Arnhem	7.3	9