Battleplan: The Complete Series
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedBrand: BCI ECLIPSE LLC
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1080 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bci / Eclipse
DVD Reviews of Battleplan: The Complete Series
DVD Review: Good Introduction To Military Strategy
Summary: 4 Stars
I agree with most of the reviewers that this is a good introduction to military strategy, but it is going to far to include the two American wars with Iraq. True, they are interesting in and of themselves, but they can't be compared with World War II or Vietnam which were hard-fought campaigns, whereas there never was any doubt about the outcome of the Iraqi wars since Iraq never had a chance. The only question was whether the American-led coalition forces would be able to avoid casualties.
I do take exceptions to some of the conclusions of some of the later episodes:
(1) In "Pre-emptive Strike" Israel's Six-Day War is used as an outstanding example...however their conclusion that Israel didn't have an "exit strategy" is incorrect. Israel stated at the time that it was willing to withdraw from all the territories in return for peace agreements with the Arab states involved. The Arabs refused and have not changed their position, with the exception of the Egyptians who did attain a full Israeli withdrawal.
(2) In "Strategic Bombing" they take the popular view that RAF Air Chief Marshal Harris' policy (which he did not initiate, but which he inherited) of night-time area bombing of German cities was ineffectual. This was based on flawed analysis of the campaign done right after the war. Recent studies, including extensive surveys of German civilians who had to endure it have shown that, on the contrary, it was very effective at destroying morale of the population and greatly reducing arms production over the levels that were planned at the time. True, it had been advertised that it might lead to a total collapse of the German war effort, and it did not achieve this, and in addition, Harris' "Battle of Berlin" in late 1943-early 1944 led to high casualties among the bomber crews and mixed results at best, but on the whole, the Allies achieved a considerable payback for the sacrifices they made at the time.
(3) In the "Flank Attack" episode it is stated that in the first American-Iraqi war General Schwartzkopf "failed" to close the gap on the fleeing Iraqi armies, in particularly , the elite Republican Guard, just as the British and Americans failed to close the Falaise Gap in the wake of the Normandy Landings, allowing a considerable number of German troops to escape to the east.
This is simply incorrect-the Saudis who dictated the war's aims to the Americans who would do the fighting viewed the war as simply giving Saddam a slap on the wrist for invading Kuwait but they certainly did NOT want his regime to be destablized or overthrown, viewing him as a "bulwark" against the Iranian-Islamic threat. Thus, there never was any intention of closing the trap and Schwartzkopf carried out his orders as he was given them NOT to eradicate the Republican Guard.
Having said this, I highly recommend the series.
Description of Battleplan: The Complete Series
This fascinating series examines the history of military tactics from blitzkrieg to blockade raiding operations to strategic bombing and on to guerrilla warfare. BATTLEPLAN provides an in-depth history and analysis of the development of warfare examining how the invention of aircraft changed the way wars are fought and how a smaller force can win a battle with the right tactics. The intellectual analysis to be found within BATTLEPLAN will fascinate viewers of all ages and all military knowledge levels. System Requirements:Runtime: Approx 1080 mins Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 787364796793Bestsellers in DVD
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