Comments on: Battlefield Britain

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:28:00 +0000

great doc

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:48:00 +0000

Excellent documentaries. My only issue is that the evidence is all from literary source and the bias of which can be questioned (excepting Battle of Britain which a lot of video evidence can be used).

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:08:54 +0000

I think the program you mean was called
Zulu: The Warriors Return.
It was made in 2001 but that’s all I can find out about it.
I have also been trying to track it down.
If you find it anywhere please post a link.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:25:12 +0000

Does anyone remember the tv program name/episode about the Battle of Rorkes Drift, perhaps in the 90′s. The treatment of this particular battle involved onsite(actually at the battlefield)investigation of how the British won against overwhelming odds. Some of the highlights from this episode are as follows;
1) the investigators showing from soldiers after battle reports and an interview with a modern day Zulu ‘medicine man’ that the Zulu warriors were under the influence of a concoction made of marijuana and a ‘cocaine like substance.’ Individual Zulu’s involved in the battle were shot numerous times without falling because of the concoction they took before going into battle. In other words, they felt no pain when shot, and therefore able to advance.
2) actual test firing of a Henry-Martini rifle under battle conditions.
I am aware of the programs ’20th Century Battlefield’ and ‘Battlefield Britain’ and so far this episode is not listed.

By: matty

matty — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:52:37 +0000

great series, glad to have been able to watch them again. :)