The Battle of the Bulge: Race to Bastogne (History Documentary)

In December 1944, German forces launch a surprise attack through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. This is the story of the American tankers who helped defend the American line against Hitler's final gamble on the western front.
Filmed on battlefields across the world, and using stunning, ultra-realistic CGI animation and eyewitness accounts, this series puts viewers in the heat of the battles. They will witness historic armoured combats through the eyes of the very men who manned the tanks and fought to the finish. Greatest Tank Battles takes us deeper into the mechanized battlefield than ever before, revealing the delicate balance between man and machine - between victory and death. It puts viewers in the commander’s seat and sends them into the heart of the action.

Source: Greatest Tank Battles
Original Canadian Broadcast: 25 January 2010

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