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2007PGdocumentary

5.5/ 10(21 ratings)• TMDB

Battleplan

2007PGdocumentary

5.5/ 10(21 ratings)• TMDB

The series examines military strategies used in modern warfare from World War I to the Iraq War, featuring analysis by Lloyd Clark and Bruce Gudmundsson.

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The series examines military strategies used in modern warfare from World War I to the Iraq War, featuring analysis by Lloyd Clark and Bruce Gudmundsson.

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Hella Joof

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Stephanie Leon

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Malou Reymann

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Battleplan is a military television documentary series examing various military strategies used in modern warfare since World War I. It is shown on the Military Channel in the U.S. and UKTV History. Each episode looks at particular military strategy – or "battleplan" – through two well-known historical examples, gauging them against the ideal requirements necessary to successfully conduct that strategy. All the episodes use examples from modern warfare, dating from the First World War up to the recent Iraq War. Lloyd Clark and Bruce Gudmundsson analyze the information and talk about it on the show.

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