The series is about battlefields, which are visited by Holmes, and is also about the corresponding battles.
Where to Watch War Walks • Season 1
6 Episodes
Agincourt
E1
AgincourtTracing Henry V's route to Agincourt where, in 1415, he won a remarkable victory against a much larger French force, Professor Holmes follows the king's heroic - and brutal - route to Agincourt.
Waterloo
E2
WaterlooWellington's victory against Napoleon in 1815 ended the most powerful European empire since the Romans. Professor Holmes visits the farms and fields where history hung in the balance.
Mons
E3
MonsThe British troops who marched against the Germans in August 1914 believed the war would be over by Christmas, but at Mons they learned that the old world of swords and bugles would be swept away by the machine gun and the shell.
The Somme
E4
The SommeRichard Holmes walks through the fields where the Battle of the Somme took place. Testimony, letters and film archive are used to explain what happened.
Arras
E5
ArrasRichard Holmes traces the German blitzkrieg of 1940 and assesses the importance of the British counter-attack in the city of Arras.
Goodwood
E6
GoodwoodExamination of Goodwood, the name chosen for the British armored breakout from the Normandy bridgehead in 1944.
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