Generals at War: Singapore - The Bicycle Blitzkrieg (8 pm)
In 1941, the British totally underestimate the fighting ability of the Japanese, until Japan launches a surprise attack on Singapore, a tiny jewel in the crown of the British Empire. General Arthur Percival is the British general tasked defending the wealthy colonies of Malaya and Singapore. General Tomoyuki Yamashita - the Tiger of Malaya - leads the "driving charge" to oust him. The Japanese are outnumbered from the start, but with the help of bluff, speed and bicycles they defeated the British, striking a blow at the very heart of Britain's Empire in the East.
How to Go to War - Staying Alive (9 pm)
Military historian Saul David explores how wars are really fought - in the backroom of military planning. He begins by looking at how to keep an army fed and housed.
Foyle's War (10 pm)
While WWII rages across the Channel, police detective Christopher Foyle reluctantly remains on duty in his quiet English coastal town. This is the premise of the British drama, "Foyle's War."
Early in the war, police detective Christopher Foyle returns to local police work in Hastings. He is assigned a driver, Sam Stewart, who, to his surprise, is a woman. Later, Foyle makes Paul Milner, a man whose leg was injured while he was in the Army, his assistant. When a beautiful Austrian woman is found murdered with a swastika painted on a nearby tree, Foyle realizes the seemingly peaceful Sussex town harbors any number of suspects.
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