Battlefield: The Battle of the Atlantic (Part 1)

Editor's Take

Charting the Battle of the Atlantic in its first part, this Battlefield installment treats the fight to keep Allied supply lines open as a decisive theater of the war. It follows the contest between merchant convoys and German U-boats that might have changed the war's outcome. Archive footage and plain narration keep the emphasis on strategy and stakes. It is straightforward operational history, clearly told.

This installment of the long-running Battlefield series charts the Battle of the Atlantic, the crucial and prolonged struggle to keep Allied supply lines open across the ocean. It follows the deadly contest between merchant convoys and German U-boats that could have decided the outcome of World War II. Archive footage and clear narration reconstruct the tactics and the terrible cost. Thorough and gripping, it is a definitive look at the war at sea. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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