History of Warfare: Peter Snow and Dan Snow on Twentieth Century Battlefields

The BBC and the Military Channel have collaborated on a new documentary mini-series of eight of the most significant wars of the Twentieth Century. Those of you familiar with the CBC’s Ann Macmillan might be surprised to learn that the “presenters,” as the Brits say, Peter and Dan Snow, are her husband and son respectively. This series, complete with computer animated layout of the battlefields and empirical assessment of the experience of warfare on the ground, follows on the tales of the very successful 2004 series Battlefield Britain.

Very cool show! Rather hawkish coming from the BBC, but very signficant if it can make military history more accessible to the general public, making people aware of the high stakes and strategem of war—not just the blood and gore. War is a reality of the world in which we live, despite the rantings of materialistic self-righteous peacenics.

Here’s an interview with Peter and Dan Snow on their father and son collaborative efforts. Check out the BBC and Military Channel links for podcasts and previews.