Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle

Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle
Presented by	Frederick Forsyth [1]
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Original release
Network	BBC
Release	18 September (1985-09-18) – 18 December 1985 (1985-12-18)

Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle is a 1985 BBC television documentary series about 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. The series and a companion book were written by John Keegan and Richard Holmes, and the series was presented by Frederick Forsyth.

Episodes

• 1 – "The Face of Battle" (18 September 1985)
• 2 – "Cavalry" (25 September 1985)
• 3 – "Gunner" (2 October 1985)
• 4 – "Fighting Spirit" (9 October 1985)
• 5 – "Infantry" (23 October 1985)
• 6 – "Tank" (30 October 1985)
• 7 – "Air Power" (6 November 1985)
• 8 – "Sapper" (13 November 1985)
• 9 – "Casualty" (20 November 1985)
• 10 – "Sinews of War" (27 November 1985)
• 11 – "Commander" (4 December 1985)
• 12 – "Irregular" (11 December 1985)
• 13 – "Experience of War" (18 December 1985)

References

1. Corry, John (14 July 1987). "TV Review; 'Cavalry,' 2d Episode in 'Men in Battle' Series". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025.

External links

• Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle (DVD)
• Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle (book)
• Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle at IMDb