A series of six programmes written and presented by General Sir John Hackett , GCB, CBE, DSO. MC
It was not until George III had been King for 30 years that medals began to be issued by the Crown as a normal practice. Although many beautiful medals were struck at this time, they often commemorated the most appalling and savage battles.
This second programme looks at the conditions in which men fought in the century that culminated in the Napoleonic Wars.
Director STUART DEWEY
Producer PHILIP CHILVERS