“This is why the border states are so bloody,” said Maryellen McVicker, a professor of American history and chairman of the Boonville Civil War Commemorative Commission. Even Julia Grant, wife of the Union general who would win the war, came from a wealthy slave-owning family with a plantation outside St. Missouri had rich slave owners who wanted to stay in the Union and poor farmers who never saw a slave but fought for the South. Rifts ran through every level of society all over the state - through counties, towns, church congregations, families, right down into individual souls.
But Missouri wasn’t just split in the Civil War. Dan Snow experiences operating in gas masks.“Split state” used to sound simple to me, as though it were 50-50, North versus South, nice tidy halves. No individual engagement is given priority, though an amount of time is given to non-combat events, such as the burning of oil wells and SCUD attacks on Tel-Aviv. It covers in most detail the air campaign (noting the changes in tactics to respond to international pressure) and then the ground attack. Beginning with the invasion and occupation of Kuwait the episode then details the retaking of the country by the UN coalition. Dan Snow practices night fighting with the British Army.Ĭovers the First Gulf War from start to finish. Beginning with the invasion of the island, it then details all major engagements of the conflict from the sinking of General Belgrano, the sinking of HMS Sheffield, the British landing on the Falklands, Battle of Goose Green, and finally the battle for Stanley.
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Dan Snow learns how to operate an anti-tank missile.Ĭovers the Falklands War from start to finish. The episode is filmed in the Negev Desert in Southern Israel, since neither Egypt nor Syria gave permission to film in their countries. The Palestinian struggle for statehood is heavily emphasized. Does not cover one engagement primarily, other than a slight focus on the Battle of Chinese Farm near the Suez Canal. It also briefly covers the six day war of 1967, in which Israel launched a preemptive strike against Syria, Jordan and Egypt. Dan Snow participates in training for urban assault.Ĭovers the Yom Kippur War from start to finish concentrating on both the Syrian and Egyptian fronts. Peter and Dan experience the power of artillery.Ĭovers the Tet Offensive, in particular the fighting at Saigon and Khe Sanh, but the main focus is on the Battle of Hue. Focuses in particular on the retaking of Seoul and then the Battle of the Imjin River as the main fight shown.
Dan succeeds in 'assassinating' his father.Ĭovers the entire Korean War from the initial invasion by North Korea until the final ceasefire (but not peace treaty, as it is shown the two nations are still technically at war) after Chinese involvement. Dan Snow spends some time with the British Army Snipers to illustrate the power of the sniper, targeting a command post occupied by Peter Snow. Focuses in particular on urban warfare tactics employed, especially snipers. Dan Snow takes part in a training exercise with the Royal Navy where they tackle a simulated engine room fire.Ĭovers the Eastern Front briefly up to the Battle of Stalingrad and then describes the battle in detail from the initial attacks on the city to the surrounding and eventual destruction of the German 6th Army. The episode also focuses on the rise of the aircraft carrier in World War II. Peter and Dan Snow observe a combined-arms exercise.Ĭovers the War in the Pacific from the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of the Coral Sea and then in more detail on the Battle of Midway. Episode list Episode 1: 1918 Western Front Ĭovers the Battle of Amiens, and in particular the innovative tactics invented, most notably the close coordination of infantry, tanks and aircraft which characterises modern battles shown by the British commander Douglas Haig, as well as basic infiltration tactics. He also expressed concern over his father's health during filming in the Middle East when his father was becoming tired and run down from not drinking enough water. Dan Snow has admitted that during the production he bickered with his father about the significance of certain battles such as the Spanish Armada at Gravelines and who won the Yom Kippur war.