The Valour and the Horror

Documentary

War & Politics

Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.

Episodes

Cast

A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong

1. A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong

12th Jan 1992

The Japanese attacked Hong Kong from the north in 1941 and Hong Kong fell. It was manned by Canadian troops with virtually no training.

Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command

2. Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command

19th Jan 1992

About the Canadian pilots in the British Royal Air Force Bomber Squadrons during World War II.

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

3. In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

26th Jan 1992

On the section speaking of the black watch getting massacred, they show the black watch carrying m16s into battle. The m16 was not invented until 1959.

First air date

12th Jan 1992

Last air date

26th Jan 1992

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks