Introduction

The series show full heat of the mechanised war on screens, analyse arms, protection and tactics of tank troops, using realistic animation.

Each series includes interview with participants of fights on both sides of battle.

Military historians and other experts analyse tactics of fight and results of battles.

Outline of Series 03, Episode 06

Tanks play a small but useful role in the island war against Japan.

By 1942, the Japanese Empire stretched halfway across the Pacific Ocean. This is the rarely told story of the key role played by US Marine tanks in the Pacific Campaign. They fight bloody battles against fanatical Japanese forces that defend the now infamous Islands of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

Greatest Tank Battles Series

• Series 01:
  • Episode 01: The Battle of 73 Easting.
  • Episode 02: The October war – Battle for Golan Heights.
  • Episode 03: The Battle of El Alamein.
  • Episode 04: The Battle of the Bulge – Race to Bastogne.
  • Episode 05: The Battle for Hochwald Gap.
  • Episode 06: The Battle of the Bulge – SS Panzers Attack!
  • Episode 07: The Battle of Normandy.
  • Episode 08: The Battle of Arracourt.
  • Episode 09: The Battle of Kursk – Northern Front.
  • Episode 10: The Battle of Kursk – Southern Front.
• Series 02:
  • Episode 01: The Battle of France.
  • Episode 02: Tank Battles of Korea.
  • Episode 03: The Battle of Tunisia.
  • Episode 04: Tank Battles of the Great War.
  • Episode 05: The October War: Battle for the Sinai.
  • Episode 06: Tank Ace – Ludwig Bauer.
  • Episode 07: The Battle for the Baltics.
  • Episode 08: The Battle of Stalingrad.
  • Episode 09: The Six Day War – Battle for the Sinai.
  • Episode 10: Tank Battles of Italy.
• Series 03:
  • Episode 01: Michael Wittman – Greatest Tank Ace.
  • Episode 02: Canadian Tank Battles in Italy.
  • Episode 03: Vietnam Insurgency.
  • Episode 04: Battle for Vietnam Armoured Attack.
  • Episode 05: The Battle for Germany.
  • Episode 06: Tank Battles of the Pacific.

Production & Filming Details

• Producer: Jack Smith, Ira Levy, and Peter Williamson.
• Narrator: Robin Ward.
• Music: Richard Pell.
• Production: Breakthrough Entertainment and Canwest.
• Distributor: History Television (Canada) and Military Channel (US).
• Release Date: 2012.
• Running time: 50 minutes.
• Country: Canada.
• Language: English.

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