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Under Siege

2004
Under Siege

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EP1 Alesia Jan 01, 2004

As resistance to the Roman invasion, the Gallic warrior Vercingetorix marshalled troops against the Romans and their most inspired commander – Julius Caesar.

EP2 Ciudad Rodrigo Jan 08, 2004

Here at Ciudad Rodrigo, there was the bloody business of siege warfare – where civilians and soldiers share the same conditions and privations.

EP3 Petersburg Jan 15, 2004

Union forces should have seized Petersburg in June 1864, but through a mixture of confusion and incompetence they failed and a year-long siege followed.

EP4 Verdun Jan 22, 2004

Almost 700,000 French and German troops had been killed or wounded in this hellish protracted siege that earned the chilling nick-name "The Mincer."

EP5 Leningrad Jan 29, 2004

The grim, powerful story of the "Hero City" that lost one million of its citizens as it steadfastly withstood a 900-day German siege.

EP6 Newark Feb 05, 2004

The battles for the strategically-vital town in Nottinghamshire, England are classic examples of how a siege was conducted during the long and bitter English Civil War.
5.5| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 01 January 2004 Ended
Producted By: FilmRise
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Few topics in the history of human conflict capture the popular imagination more than the drama of siege warfare. Whether it is a city, a town, a battalion or a regiment, the blood is stirred by stories of those that have stood behind walls and barricades in a last stand against their attackers. This docuseries explores siege warfare and explains how those that are vastly outnumbered have stood behind walls and barricades in a last stand against their attackers.

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