Following the winter retreat to Corunna in 1809, Wellington's crack rifle regiment (Sharpe's famous 'green jackets') fought the French back and forth across the Iberian Peninsula taking part in a number of actions, including the River Côa, Bussaco Ridge, Fuentes de Oñoro, Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz. Shot on location in Spain and Portugal, this documentary tells the story of the regiment up to the key battle at Salamanca in July 1812. 1 DVD 105mins

British paratroopers attempting to take the bridge at Arnhem encountered much stronger resistance than expected. Their heroic defence of the bridge with a much-depleted force was ultimately in vain as the planned reinforcements never arrived. DVD.