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Last broadcast:12/11/2020 at 19:00

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War Walks

Military historian Richard Holmes follows in the tracks of the tanks of the British armoured break-out from the Normandy bridgehead in 1944.

Series 1

3. Mons

Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. This programme follows the British retreat from Mons in 1914.

5. Arras

A journey through six centuries of warfare. Military historian Richard Holmes reviews the strategic importance of the Battle for Arras in 1940.

6. Blitz

Richard Holmes visits the sites that encapsulate the memory of a night of the Blitz.(R)

5. Dunkirk

Richard Holmes walks the beaches from which British troops escaped capture in May 1940.(R)

4. Boyne

A visit to the site of the Battle of the Boyne, where James II was beaten by William III.(R)

3. Battle of Naseby

Richard Holmes travels to Naseby, where King Charles I lost the English Civil War.(R)

2. Bosworth

Professor Richard Holmes visits the scene of Henry Tudor's victory over King Richard III.(R)

1. Hastings

Richard Holmes visits the site of William the Conqueror's historic victory.(R)

4. The Somme

Richard Holmes walks through fields where the Battle of the Somme took place.(R)

2. Waterloo

Professor Holmes visits the farms and fields where history hung in the balance.(R)

1. Agincourt

Professor Richard Holmes retraces Henry V's route to Agincourt.
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