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Commanders at War

Season 1 Episode 3: The Battle of El Alamein

Two masterminds of military strategy, Erwin Rommel and Bernard Montgomery, engage in a cerebral battle of wits in the Egyptian desert, each trying to outmaneuver the other.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Battle of Singapore

1. The Battle of Singapore

Aired: Feb 9, 2009

The Battle of Singapore reaches a boiling point as Yamashita and Percival cla...

Episode 2 The Battle of Midway

2. The Battle of Midway

Aired: Feb 16, 2009

The next episode explores the pivotal Battle of Midway, a crucial turning poi...

Episode 3 The Battle of El Alamein

3. The Battle of El Alamein

Aired: Feb 23, 2009

Two masterminds of military strategy, Erwin Rommel and Bernard Montgomery, en...

Episode 4 The Battle of Stalingrad

4. The Battle of Stalingrad

Aired: Mar 2, 2009

Field Marshall Freidrich Paulus and Lt. Gen. Vasily Chuikov employ distinct b...

Episode 5 The Battle of Kursk

5. The Battle of Kursk

Aired: Mar 9, 2009

The next episode explores the tactical thinking of Soviet Marshal Zhukov and ...

Episode 6 The Battle of the Bulge

6. The Battle of the Bulge

Aired: Mar 16, 2009

The Allies launch a fierce assault on the Ardennes, and the German army muste...

Appearances

Bernard L. Montgomery

Info about Commanders at War

Current Status: Ended

Network: Military Channel

Genres:War, Documentary, History