Six voyages with Clare Francis Narrated by Laurence Olivier 4: Men of War
Joining a NATO exercise, CLARE FRANCIS assesses the balance of maritime power today, and explores the strategic and human levels that give it historical perspective. Her experiences on board modern warships contrast with a reconstruction of the Battle of Trafalgar on board vessels of the period. Throughout history, sea power has been a potent force in world politics - the unique factor that could give one nation mastery over others. Clare Francis asks whether Soviet naval expansion is aimed at the same goal, and looks at the nuclear deterrent in the context of sea power today.
Principal advisers J. H. PLUMB and BASIL CREENIIILL. Music by CARL DAVIS Series written and directed by MICHAEL GILL and ANTHONY MAYER A MALONE-GILL production