Century Of Army DVD

The story of the British Army in the 20th Century is one of weapons and battles glorious victory and embarrassing defeat and ever-improving technology - but above all it is the story of the soldier. Employing the massive technological improvemnet of the last 100 years the soldier's importance on the battlefield has not diminished whatever the situation demands - advancing from mud-filled trenches on the Somme battlefield racing across the North African desert droppong by parachute into Normandy fighting through the jungles of Burma or peacekeeping in far flung parts... of the world. Century of Army tells the full story from the era of sabre and lance in the Boer War to the advanced computer technology of today. The role of the tank the importance of artillery helicopters battlefield training and the new era of joint co-operation are all featured. [show more]

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