Invasion
A BBC documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank examines attempts and plans to invade Britain and Ireland over the years by exploring coastal fortresses and defensive structures around the coast of the country to discover their military heritage.
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- Ep 1
1.Fortress Britain
28-10-2001Turning ten centuries of history on its head, Dan Cruickshank brings Britain's defence heritage to life in the first of three programmes. Secret tunnels, watchtowers, castles, fort...
- Ep 2
2.The Bogeyman Is Coming
04-11-2001A French invasion loomed in 1804. How did Britain respond to the threat of Napoleon's army? Dan Cruickshank continues his exploration into the heritage of Britain's defences in the...
- Ep 3
3.Battle for Britain
11-11-2001An insight into how Britain, under the threat of German invasion in the Second World War, reinvented itself as a fortified encampment, and how with the Channel no longer a barrier...
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