In December 1944, German forces launch a surprise attack through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. This is the story of the climax in the struggle for North Africa, which would change the course of the Second World War.
In 1942, Erwin 'The Desert Fox' Rommel's Desert Afrika Corps faced off against Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Eighth Army. This is a story of survival, where a few out-numbered tankers manage to hold off an enemy of overwhelming size in one of the greatest tank battles ever waged. In 1973, Syria launches a surprise attack against Israel in the Golan Heights. This is the story of how the American 2nd Armoured Cavalry Regiment used superior equipment and training to overcome a blinding sandstorm and hundreds of tanks manned by Iraq's elite Republican Guard. The 1991 Gulf War's Battle of 73 Easting is the most studied tank battle of modern times. The Battle of 73 Easting - Season 1 starts here It puts viewers in the commander’s seat and sends them into the heart of the action. Greatest Tank Battles takes us deeper into the mechanized battlefield than ever before, revealing the delicate balance between man and machine - between victory and death.
They will witness historic armoured combats through the eyes of the very men who manned the tanks and fought to the finish.
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