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BattlefieldTravels.com brings history to life with immersive 3D terrain flythroughs, battlefield graphics, and multimedia reconstructions. Each video is created from original terrain walks, GIS analysis, and period maps — set to carefully chosen music that reflects the spirit of the campaign.
I don’t build a 3D flythrough for every battlefield study — they take time and care to get right — but where terrain was decisive to the outcome, these videos help you see the battlefield as commanders did. The videos are just the beginning: click through to the full battlefield studies for deeper analysis, maps, and first-hand reconnaissance notes.
Ancient and Medieval battles – 3D flythrough
Battle of Thermopylae, 480BC
Explore the stand of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae—an iconic battle analysed through history, tactics, and firsthand terrain study.
Battle of the Catalaunian Fields, ~20 June 451 AD
Explore the pivotal 451 AD clash at the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields (Catalaunian Plains), where Roman and Visigoth forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Gaul. Terrain, tactics, and legacy.
Battle of Patay, 18 June 1429
Discover the Battle of Patay (1429), the climactic triumph of Joan of Arc’s Loire Campaign in the Hundred Years’ War. Learn how French cavalry shattered the English longbowmen, turning the tide of the conflict.
16th and 17th-Century battles – 3D flythrough
Battle of Rocroi, 19 May 1643
Explore the 1643 Battle of Rocroi, where French forces under the Duc d’Enghien broke the legendary Spanish tercios in a pivotal Thirty Years’ War clash.
18th-century battles – 3D flythrough
Battle of Bushy Run,
5-6 August 1763
Explore the Battle of Bushy Run (1763), a critical British victory in Pontiac’s War. A surprise Indian attack and an astute British defence! Analyse the terrain, tactics, and the bitter frontier fighting.
19th-century battles – 3D flythrough
Battle of the Little Bighorn,
25-26 June 1876
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25-26, 1876, was a clash between the United States Army and the combined forces of Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes.
Battle of Rorkes Drift,
22-23 January 1879
Explore the Battle of Rorke’s Drift, a key engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War, combining terrain analysis, eyewitness accounts, and a guide to visiting the battlefield today.
Battle of Spion Kop, 23-24 January 1900, Anglo-Boer War
Explore the dramatic Battle of Spion Kop in the opening weeks of the Anglo-Boer War, drawing on firsthand battlefield exploration, period sources, and blending period images, maps, and sketches with digital GIS.
World War I battles – 3D flythrough
Capture of Aqaba by T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Army,
06 July 1917
Explore the 1917 capture of Aqaba through original maps, Turkish records, and terrain study—an in-depth look at strategy, logistics, and command.
World War II battles – 3D flythrough
D-Day: Omaha Beach landings,
6 June 1944
Explore Omaha Beach, the bloodiest of the D-Day landings. From Robert Capa’s iconic photos to Saving Private Ryan’s realism, discover how U.S. forces fought through bluffs, obstacles, and fire to break the German defences on 6 June 1944.
D-Day: Gold Beach landings,
6 June 1944
On D-Day, British forces stormed Gold Beach, overcoming strong German defences to link with Canadian troops at Juno. Explore the battle, outcomes, and today’s battlefield. Watch a flythrough of the surviving Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches
Post-WWII battles – 3D flythrough
Battle for Dien Bien Phu,
13 March – 7 May 1954
Explore the Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954), where Giáp’s Viet Minh forces besieged and defeated the French garrison in Tonkin. This decisive battle ended French rule in Indochina and reshaped the future of Vietnam.
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Authored by Mick Prictor, a retired military officer with 40 years’ service, and a military historian specialising in terrain-focused analysis of tactics, doctrine, and command decision-making in land warfare. His work draws on extensive battlefield fieldwork—more than 280 sites worldwide—and one of the world’s largest private collections of historic military arms, uniforms, and equipment. About me
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