Battlefield - Season 2 - Eps 5: The Battle of Leyte Gulf
To restore American prestige in the Pacific, President Franklin Roosevelt authorized an invasion of the Philippines, a former American Territory and the scene of a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Japanese in 1942.
About Battlefield

Title: Battlefield
First Air Date: 1994-02-02
Last Air Date: 2002-06-02
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.25/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 42
Network: Unknown
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Battlefield is a documentary series initially shown in 1994 that explores the most important battles fought primarily during the Second World War but also the Vietnam War. The series employs a novel approach in which history is described by detailed accounts of major battles together with background and contextual information.