Introduction

Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle is a 1985 BBC television documentary series about the history of warfare from antiquity to the Falklands War.

Outline

Each episode looks at warfare from the perspective of different participants: infantryman, artillerist, cavalryman, tanker, airman, guerrilla, surgeon, logistician, and commander.

The series and a companion book were written by John Keegan and Richard Holmes, and the series was presented by Frederick Forsyth.

Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle Series

• Episode 01: The Face of Battle.
• Episode 02: Cavalry.
• Episode 03: Gunner.
• Episode 04: Fighting Spirit.
• Episode 05: Infantry.
• Episode 06: Tank.
• Episode 07: Air Power.
• Episode 08: Sapper
• Episode 09: Casualty.
• Episode 10: Sinews of War.
• Episode 11: Commander.
• Episode 12: Irregular.
• Episode 13: Experience of War.

You can view each episode online here (external).

Production & Filming Details

• Presenter(s):
  • Frederick Forsyth
• Director(s):
  • John Bird … (4 episodes, 1985)
  • Ian Taylor … (3 episodes, 1985)
  • Robert Toner … (3 episodes, 1985)
  • Malcolm Brown … (2 episodes, 1985)
  • Ivan Rendall … (1 episode, 1985)
  • Max Stahl … (1 episode, 1985)
  • Christopher Warren … (1 episode, 1985)
• Producer(s):
  • John Gau … series producer (13 episodes, 1985)
  • Ivan Rendall … associate producer / producer (10 episodes, 1985)
  • Robert Toner … producer (4 episodes, 1985)
  • Chrisopher Warren … assistant producer / associate producer / producer (4 episodes, 1985)
  • Richard Dennison … producer: Australia (3 episodes, 1985)
  • Ian Taylor … producer (2 episodes, 1985)
  • Malcolm Brown … producer (1 episode, 1985)
• Writer(s):
  • Richard Holmes … (7 episodes, 1985)
  • John Keegan … (7 episodes, 1985)
• Music:
  • Rod Argent … (10 episodes, 1985)
  • Robert Howes … (10 episodes, 1985)
• Cinematography:
  • Ian Stone … (8 episodes, 1985)
  • Martin Patmore … (1 episode, 1985)
  • Alan Stevens … (1 episode, 1985)
  • John Walker … (1 episode, 1985)
• Editor(s):
  • Pauline Dykes … (5 episodes, 1985)
  • Mike Jackson … (3 episodes, 1985)
  • Denise Perrin … (2 episodes, 1985)
  • Martin Sharpe … (2 episodes, 1985)
  • Tim Cawston … (1 episode, 1985)
  • Les Filby … (unknown episodes)
• Production:
  • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
• Distributor(s):
  • BBC.
• Release Date: 18 September 1985 to 18 December 1985.
• Running time: 60 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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