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Soldiers, A History of Men in Battle

1985 · 1 season

A sober, scholarly march through the ages of combat, mixing archival footage with expert narration to make the soldier's experience vivid and grave.

Created by
John Keegan, Richard Holmes
Genres
Documentary, War & politics
Starring
Frederick Forsyth
Overview
The history of warfare from antiquity to the Falklands War; each episode looks at warfare from the perspective of different participants: infantryman, artillerist, cavalryman, tanker, airman, guerrilla, surgeon, logistician and commander.

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Created by
John Keegan, Richard Holmes
Genres
Documentary, War & politics
Starring
Frederick Forsyth
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • violence
  • survival
  • power
  • technology
Places
  • military
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, war & politics
Created by
John Keegan, Richard Holmes
Written by
John Keegan, Richard Holmes
Starring
Frederick Forsyth
Music
Rod Argent
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 44 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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