Under Siege - Ciudad Rodrigo 1812 | DVD | (19/04/2008)
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| RRP The bloody Peninsular War lasting from 1807 to 1814 saw the commanders of Britain consistently defeating the best French generals Napoleon's army had to offer in a series of famous pitched battles. Ciudad Rodrigo however was a different type of fight - siege warfare where civilians and soldiers shared the same conditions privations and fate. This is the story of how great and lesser breaches in the walls of the city were made and how it was eventually captured. It features some of the most famous episodes and characters of the war including the fearsome ""Black Bob"" Craufurd.
Under Siege - Verdun 1916 | DVD | (19/04/2008)
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| RRP This was the hellish protracted siege known to many as ""The Mincer"". The fanatical French defence of the three forts - which had enormous psychological value to the whole nation - cost hundreds of thousands of lives and was in part the reason the Battle of the Somme was fought during the same year. The battle ebbed and flowed throughout the year and the forts were captured and recaptured many times before finally the fighting eased in December 1916. Unfortunately by this time almost 700 000 French and German troops had been killed or wounded trying to take or defend the city.
Under Siege - Alesia 52BC | DVD | (19/04/2008)
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| RRP As resistance to the Roman invasion of Northern Europe collapsed the Gallic warrior Vercingetorix marshalled 100 000 troops against the formidable and ruthless Roman legions for what was to be a dramatic yet futile last stand at the famous hilltop fort of Alesia. The last of the fighting Gauls were up against one of military history's most inspired commanders - Julius Caesar and Roman legions of almost mythical invincibility. The extraordinary siege works constructed by the Romans not only kept Vercingetorix's army penned in but also managed to keep an enormous Gallic relief army out.
Under Siege - Petersburg 1864 | DVD | (19/04/2008)
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| RRP Fought during the American Civil War Petersburg should never have been ""under siege"" at all. Union forces should have seized control of the town in June 1864 but through a mixture of confusion and incompetence they failed in their objective and a yearlong siege followed. Petersburg is best remembered for the tragedy of the great crater the result of a huge underground explosion in July 1864 into which the Union Army inexplicably charged creating a ready made killing zone. This unusual tactic was an extreme answer to solving the problem of siege warfare.
Under Siege - Newark 1643-46 | DVD | (19/04/2008)
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| RRP The story of the battles for the strategically vital town in Nottinghamshire is a classic example of how a siege was conducted during the long and bitter fighting of the English Civil War. The town was the gateway to the north of England and was the site of three separate sieges as the armies of the King and of Parliament fought for control. In February 1643 the Royalists beat back the determined Parliamentarian attacks but the town then had to be relieved by the dashing Prince Rupert a year later. Finally in May 1646 Newark surrendered to Parliamentary forces on the explicit orders of King Charles I who in doing so sealed his own fate and condemned himself to the block.
Under Siege - Leningrad 1941 | DVD | (19/04/2008)
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| RRP Few if any siege in history can compare to the grim powerful story of the ""Hero City"" that lost one million of its citizens as it steadfastly withstood a 900 day German blockade. Like Stalingrad Leningrad's refusal to buckle under seemingly insurmountable odds became a symbol of Russian resistance during Hitler's ferocious Barbarossa campaign. Subjected to air attacks artillery bombardments starvation and disease the population stood firm until January 1944 when the German forces were finally driven from the city.
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