Great Military Blunders: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

We have long saluted military genius and bravery. But the other side of the coin is military incompetence – a largely preventable, tragically expensive, yet totally absorbing aspect of human behaviour.

From the Crusades to Vietnam, history is littered with examples of stupidity, obduracy, brutality and sheer breath-taking incompetence. Lack of communication, technological failure and a misplaced sense of superiority have led to the deaths of thousands of ordinary soldiers, let down by their masters and betrayed by arrogance. Using a combination of history, human interest and archive footage underpinned by powerful story-telling, Great Military Blunders charts man's folly and cruelty in a series of stunning debacles, spanning almost a thousand years of conflict.

Series details

• Title: Great Military Blunders
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2000-02-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 89597
• IMDb ID: tt0262960
• TVDB ID: 329880

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-02-24; final listed air date 2000-03-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Great Military Blunders on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.