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词条 Greatest Tank Battles
释义

  1. Presentation

  2. Episodes

     Season 1  Season 2  Season 3 

  3. In other side media

  4. Reception

  5. References

  6. External links

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|genre = Documentary
War
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|starring = Robin Ward (narrator)
|composer = Richard Pell
|country = Canada
|language = English
|num_seasons = 3
|num_episodes = 26
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|executive_producer = Jack Smith
|producer = Ira Levy
Peter Williamson
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|company = Breakthrough Entertainment
Canwest
|network = History Television (Canada)
Military Channel (US)
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|first_aired = 4 January 2010
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}}Greatest Tank Battles is a military documentary series currently airing on History Television and National Geographic Channel in Canada, where it premiered on 4 January 2010. The series was subsequently picked up in the United States by the Military Channel, where it premiered on 5 January 2011. The second season premiered in Canada on 17 January 2011.[1] The show is also broadcast on Discovery Networks throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.[2] Other countries where the show has signed broadcast deals include India (Fox International Channels) and China (LIC Beijing), with a DVD deal in Australia (Beyond Distribution).[3]

Presentation

The battles in each episode are illustrated through a combination of 3D CGI reenactments, and when possible includes interviews with participants from both sides of the battle. Military historians and other experts provide analysis of the tactics employed and the battlefield decisions made. Detailed statistics on the equipment and vehicles used are also presented, along with background information on the historical circumstances leading to the featured battle, and its aftermath.[4][5]

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Episodes

Season 1

{{Episode list
No.TitleOriginal airdate (Canada)Original airdate (US)
EpisodeNumber=1 Title=The Battle of 73 Easting2010|1|4|df=y}}[6] AltDate=5 January 2011[5] ShortSummary=The 1991 Gulf War's Battle of 73 Easting is the most studied tank battle of modern times. This is the story of how the American 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment used superior equipment and training to overcome a blinding sandstorm and hundreds of tanks manned by Iraq's elite Republican Guard. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=2 Title=The October War: Battle for the Golan Heights2010|1|11|df=y}} AltDate=12 January 2011 ShortSummary=In 1973, Syria launches a surprise attack against Israel in the Golan Heights. 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. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=3 Title=The Battle of El Alamein2010|1|18|df=y}} AltDate=19 January 2011 ShortSummary=In 1942, Rommel's Afrika Corps faces off against Montgomery's Eighth Army. This is the story of the climax in the struggle for North Africa, which would change the course of the Second World War. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=4 Title=The Battle of the Bulge: Race to Bastogne2010|1|25|df=y}} AltDate=26 January 2011 ShortSummary=In December 1944, German forces launch a surprise attack through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. This is the story of the American tankers who helped defend the American line against Hitler's final gamble on the western front. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=5 Title=The Battle for the Hochwald Gap2010|2|1|df=y}} AltDate=2 February 2011 ShortSummary=In February 1945, the First Canadian Army launches an attack to cross the Rhine and enter the German heartland. This is the story of the struggle for the Hochwald Gap – the final obstacle blocking the Allies, which the Germans are determined to hold at any cost. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=6 Title=The Battle of the Bulge: SS Panzers Attack!2010|2|8|df=y}} AltDate=9 February 2011 ShortSummary=In December 1944, an infamous SS tank force leads Hitler's final offensive in the west. This is the story of the 6th Panzer Army's incredible breakthrough of the American line and subsequent encirclement and defeat. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=7 Title=The Battle of Normandy2010|2|15|df=y}} AltDate=16 February 2011 ShortSummary=On June 6, 1944, the Allies land on the northern coast of France. This is the story of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade as they fight their way inland against a stubborn and ruthless German defence. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=8 Title=The Battle of Arracourt2010|2|22|df=y}} AltDate=13 February 2011 ShortSummary=By September 1944, Patton's hard-charging Third Army threatens to breach the German border. This is the story of the largest tank-vs-tank clash of the Western Front, as Hitler masses hundreds of panzers in a desperate bid to halt Patton's advance. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=9 Title=The Battle of Kursk: Northern Front2010|3|1|df=y}} AltDate=2 March 2011 ShortSummary=In the summer of 1943, Hitler launches a massive armoured offensive in an effort to regain the upper hand on the Eastern Front. This is the story of the formidable Russian defense that stalls a massive panzer onslaught on the Northern shoulder of the Kursk salient. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=10 Title=The Battle of Kursk: Southern Front2010|3|8|df=y}} AltDate=9 March 2011 ShortSummary=The Battle of Kursk comes to a climax at the Battle of Prokhorovka on July 12, 1943. This is the story of the largest tank battle in military history, as elite SS troops face off against Russian defenders determined to stop them whatever the cost. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}

Season 2

{{Episode list
No.TitleOriginal airdate (Canada)Original airdate (US)
EpisodeNumber=1 Title=Tank Battles Of The Great War2011|1|17|df=y}}[1] AltDate=1 February 2012 ShortSummary=In 1916 the British debut a new mobile weapon, hoping to break the long bloody stalemate on the Western Front. This is the story of the first tanks and how they change the face of the modern battlefield forever LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=2 Title=Tank Battles of Korea2011|1|24|df=y}} AltDate=18 January 2012 ShortSummary=In 1950 the world is caught off guard as North Korea launches a massive armoured assault into South Korea. This is the story of the American tankers who rush to the aid of the South and the bloody battles they fight up and down the Korean Peninsula. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=3 Title=The Battle of France2011|1|31|df=y}} AltDate=11 January 2012 ShortSummary=At the outset of World War II, the Germans pioneer a new form of mobile armoured warfare. This is the story of the famed Nazi Blitzkrieg, as thousands of panzers burst through terrain thought impassable to conquer Western Europe in a matter of weeks. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=4 Title=The Six Day War: Battle for the Sinai2011|2|7|df=y}} AltDate=7 March 2012 ShortSummary=In 1967, in response to a growing threat by her Arab neighbours, Israel launches a pre-emptive strike against Egypt in the Sinai. This is the story of one of the swiftest and most dramatic victories in modern warfare. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=5 Title=The Battle for the Baltics2011|2|14|df=y}} AltDate=22 February 2012 ShortSummary=By 1944, the Soviets have turned the tide of war in the East and are pursuing the Nazi army back through the Baltic States. This is the story of the German tankers who continue to fight and win the battles even though they cannot win the war. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=6 Title=The Battle of Stalingrad2011|2|21|df=y}} AltDate=29 February 2012 ShortSummary=By late 1942, the German offensive on the Eastern Front begins to stall and the Soviets make their stand in the city of Stalingrad. This is the story of the most infamous battle in history, as an entire German army is lost and the course of the war forever changed. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=7 Title= Tank Ace: Ludwig Bauer2011|2|28|df=y}} AltDate=15 February 2012 ShortSummary=After the success of the Blitzkrieg, men across Germany flocked to the armoured corps in search of glory. This is the story of one German tanker as he comes face to face with the harsh realities of armoured warfare. Highly decorated Ludwig Bauer fought in several of WWII's greatest tank battles. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=8 Title= The October War: Battle for the Sinai2011|3|7|df=y}} AltDate=14 March 2012 ShortSummary= Eager to regain territory lost six years earlier, Egypt launches a surprise attack against Israel in October 1973.

This is the story of the final Arab-Israeli war in the Sinai, where both sides enjoy remarkable success, suffer stunning defeat, and gain – most importantly – lasting peace.

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}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=9 Title=The Battle of Tunisia2011|3|14|df=y}} AltDate=25 January 2012 ShortSummary=By 1942, Rommel's Afrika Corps has been pushed back to Tunisia and the brash new US tank force lands in North Africa. This is the story of the final North African battles as two of history's most famed tank commanders - Patton and Rommel - go head to head. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=10 Title=Tank Battles of Italy2011|3|21|df=y}} AltDate=8 February 2012 ShortSummary=In 1943, tanks of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps make their combat debut on the European mainland. This is the story of the Canadian tankers who fight their way up the Italian peninsula in the push to liberate Rome from Nazi occupation. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}

Season 3

{{Episode list
No.TitleOriginal airdate (Canada)Original airdate (US)
EpisodeNumber=1 Title=The Canadian Tank Battle in Italy2013|11|17|df=y}} AltDate=24 November 2013 ShortSummary=May 1944: Canadian tanks begin their final push to drive the Germans from Italy. At each step, over rugged mountains and through steep valleys, the Canadians confront Hitler's elite Panzers - at the Melfa river, on the Trasimene Line, in the formidable Gothic Line, finally battering their way into the Po Valley. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=2 Title=Michael Wittman - Greatest Tank Ace2013|12|22|df=y}} AltDate=29 December 2013 ShortSummary=Michael Wittmann, the most decorated tank ace in history, fought at Kursk and in Normandy and in many of the greatest tank battles of all time. An officer in the notorious Waffen SS, hailed as a hero by the Nazis, Wittmann remains a focus of cult and controversy. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=3 Title=Vietnam Insurgency2013|11|19|df=y}} AltDate=26 November 2013 ShortSummary=1965: American ground forces and Marine Corps tanks land in South Vietnam, confident that they will defeat the Communist insurgency, until they encounter the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=4 Title=The Tank Battles of the Pacific2013|12|10|df=y}} AltDate=17 December 2013 ShortSummary=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. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=5 Title=Vietnam Armoured Attack2013|11|26|df=y}} AltDate=3 December 2013 ShortSummary=1968: The Americans mobilise hundreds of tanks to help defeat Communist forces in South Vietnam. Now the Communists combine guerrilla tactics with conventional military might and send their own tanks into battle. The final struggle for Vietnam begins. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber=6 Title=The Battle For Germany2013|12|3|df=y}} AltDate=10 December 2013 ShortSummary=In 1944 the US 3rd Armoured Division spearheads the Allied push from the western border of Germany towards Berlin. The American tankers battle fanatical Germans defending their homeland to the last, armed with the most powerful Panzers ever to take the battlefield. LineColor=AAAAAA
}}

In other side media

Greatest Tank Battles has been adapted as an iPhone app.[7]

Reception

The Canadian series premiere which aired at 8 pm ET/PT had 348,000 viewers with 178,000 viewers in the A25–54 demographic and 147,000 viewers in the A18–49 category.[6]

References

1. ^1 {{cite news|title=Things are about to heat up on History Television|url=http://www.shawmediatv.ca/press/read/?1395|accessdate=29 March 2011|newspaper=Shaw Media press release|date=8 December 2010}}
2. ^{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Kelly|title=Breakthrough signs broadcast deals for ‘Greatest Tank Battles'|url=http://realscreen.com/2009/05/12/breakthrough-20090512/|date=12 May 2009}}
3. ^{{cite news|last=Brzoznowski|first=Kristin|title=Breakthrough Programming Sells Across the Asia Pacific|url=http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/29158|accessdate=29 March 2011|newspaper=Worldscreen.com|date=28 March 2011}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=The GREATEST TANK BATTLES are Brought to Life in Military Channel's Newest Series, Premiering January 5|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/188387|accessdate=29 March 2011|newspaper=PR Newswire|date=21 December 2010}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|last=Wertz|first=Jay|title=‘Greatest Tank Battles’ on Military Channel – Review|url=http://www.armchairgeneral.com/greatest-tank-battles-on-military-channel-review.htm|accessdate=29 March 2011}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|title=Ratings: Greatest Tank Battle on History Television|url=http://www.tv-eh.com/2010/01/08/ratings-greatest-tank-battle-on-history-television/|publisher=/www.tv-eh.com|accessdate=29 March 2011}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Greatest Tanyk Battles|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/greatest-tank-battles/id364048309?mt=8|publisher=iTunes Preview|accessdate=29 March 2011}}

External links

  • Official website
  • Greatest Tank Battles page at History Television
  • Greatest Tank Battles page at Military Channel
  • Greatest Tank Battles page at TV Guide.com
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