Andrew Duff

Andrew Duff

Andrew Duff was educated at Christ Church Cathedral Choir School and Dauntseys School. It was whilst he was at school and visiting his parents in Cyprus and India that his interest in history generally, and military history in particular, were kindled. He was commissioned from Sandhurst into the Royal Anglian Regiment. He served with 3 Royal Anglian (the successor regiment to the Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiments) in UK, Germany, Cyprus, N Ireland and Belize, commanding companies on operational tours in Cyprus, N Ireland and Belize. He also carried out regimental tours of duty as Adjutant/Training Officer of the Bermuda Regiment and as Training Major of 5 Royal Anglian. As a staff officer he did tours in Military Operations, Intelligence and Security, Exercise Planning and finished his regular service as the officer responsible for the Arctic Warfare Training and Operations of the UK Element of the Allied Mobile Force.  On leaving the Regular Army he settled in Wiltshire and joined the Territorial Army (TA) serving with HQ 5 Airborne Bde and then HQ 16 Air Assault Bde. Since leaving the TA he has been able to indulge his lifelong interest in Military History by becoming a Battlefield Tour Guide and has conducted successful tours for schools, military groups and adults. Andrew is a badged member of the Guild of Battlefield Guides   Andrew is the Executive Producer and a Director of Battlefield History TV. Contact [email protected]

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Andrew Duff Movies

  • 2012
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    SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 2 - Destruction of the French railways

    SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 2 - Destruction of the French railways

    1 2012 HD

    Continuing the story of 'Operation Bulbasket' the BHTV team follow the development of the attacks on the railways in order to delay the arrival of...

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  • 2013
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    Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beaches

    Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beaches

    1 2013 HD

    Gold Beach is the story of the highly successful assault by 50th Northumbrian Division and 231 Malta Bde on the central beach of the Allied D day...

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  • 2015
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    The 95th Rifles 1809 - 1812

    The 95th Rifles 1809 - 1812

    1 2015 HD

    95th Rifles 1809 to Salamanca is the second DVD in 95th Rifles trilogy of films and part of The Peninsular Collection from BHTV . The DVD explores...

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  • 2012
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    Assault on Normandy: Sword Beach

    Assault on Normandy: Sword Beach

    1 2012 HD

    The 3rd Division was in the van of the D Day assault force. Their task was to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall on a stretch of Normandy beach...

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  • 2011
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    The Waterloo Collection: Ligny and Quatre Bras - Part 1

    The Waterloo Collection: Ligny and Quatre Bras - Part 1

    1 2011 HD

    This film gives an overview of Napoleons return to France in 1815 before covering in detail the Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras. Filmed on the...

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  • 2013
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    Battle of the Bulge: Panzer Marche - The Dash for Bastogne

    Battle of the Bulge: Panzer Marche - The Dash for Bastogne

    1 2013 HD

    In this programe we examine the background to the campaign with a leading American historian before following the advance of one of Hitler's most...

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  • 2014
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    Mons 1914

    Mons 1914

    1 2014 HD

    On the 22nd of August 1914 the recently deployed BEF fought and delayed the German First Army of Von Kluck in around the industrial coal mining town...

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  • 2013
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    100 Years War: Agincourt 1415

    100 Years War: Agincourt 1415

    1 2013 HD

    In 1415 a small English Army consisting mainly of Yeoman English and Welsh archers defeated and destroyed a much larger French army consisting mainly...

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  • 2014
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    Le Cateau

    Le Cateau

    1 2014 HD

    As Gen Smith-Dorrien’s II Corps retreated from Mons, along with rest of the BEF, they were closely pursued by Von Kluck’s Army. On...

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  • 2015
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    95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna

    95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna

    1 2015 HD

    95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna is a film in The Peninsular Collection from BHTV and Pen and Sword Digital.It explores the history of the 95th Rifles,...

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  • 2009
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    The Viking Invasion of Wessex 878 AD

    The Viking Invasion of Wessex 878 AD

    1 2009 HD

    The Viking Invasion of Wessex 878 AD is the second DVD in this sensational new series, The Dark Ages, which delves into a war-torn and obscure period...

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  • 2015
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    100 Years War: Poitiers 1356

    100 Years War: Poitiers 1356

    1 2015 HD

    Ten Years after the English victory in Crecy an Anglo/Gascon Army led by Edward of Woodstock, The Prince of Wales, won a great victory at Poitiers on...

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  • 2014
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    Assault on Normandy: Pointe du Hoc

    Assault on Normandy: Pointe du Hoc

    1 2014 HD

    This film tells the story of Col Rudder’s 2nd Ranger Bn and their heroic attack on the gun battery at Pointe du Hoc, which covered both Omaha...

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  • 2015
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    First Ypres 1914 and the Race to the Sea

    First Ypres 1914 and the Race to the Sea

    1 2015 HD

    With the Battle of the Aisne grinding to a halt as trench warfare gradually set in, both the German and Allied commanders realised the dominance of...

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  • 2013
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    100 Years War: Crecy 1346

    100 Years War: Crecy 1346

    6.5 2013 HD

    On 11 July 1346 Edward III's Anglo/Welsh army landed at St Vaast in the Cotentin Peninsula. Over 12 months this army won 3 major battles Caen,...

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  • 2015
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    The Germans in Normandy: 6th Fallschirmjaeger

    The Germans in Normandy: 6th Fallschirmjaeger

    1 2015 HD

    The German paratroopers established a reputation in Crete as an elite force. A battalion commander now led a new Fallschirmjäger regiment,...

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  • 2011
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    Cavalry Charge: La Haie Sainte & Plancenoit - The French and Prussian Attacks

    Cavalry Charge: La Haie Sainte & Plancenoit - The French and Prussian Attacks

    1 2011 HD

    Following on from Hougoumont and D'Erlon's Attack, Part III starts just as the great battle reaches its crisis point. Marshal Ney launched thousands...

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  • 1970
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    The Waterloo Collection: Hougoumont and D'Erlon's Attack

    The Waterloo Collection: Hougoumont and D'Erlon's Attack

    1 1970 HD

    Following on from Ligny and Quatre Bras, Part II starts by focusing on the concentration of the Allies on the ridge of Mont St Jean and the plans of...

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  • 2012
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    Bruneval Raid: Operation Biting

    Bruneval Raid: Operation Biting

    1 2012 HD

    In 1941 Dr RV Jones realised that the Germans had developed their own radar system that would account for increasing RAF bomber casualties. An enemy...

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  • 2015
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    Second Ypres 1915: The Great Gas Attack

    Second Ypres 1915: The Great Gas Attack

    1 2015 HD

    The Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 21 April–25 May 1915 for control of the strategic Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium,...

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  • 2015
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    Battle of the Bulge: Siege of Bastogne

    Battle of the Bulge: Siege of Bastogne

    1 2015 HD

    With the Fifth Panzer Army fighting its way towards the River Meuse, the cross roads town of Bastogne, vital for the success of Hitler's last attempt...

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  • 1970
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    Victory and Pursuit: The Waterloo Collection - Part 4

    Victory and Pursuit: The Waterloo Collection - Part 4

    1 1970 HD

    This final part takes us through the dramatic events when Wellington’s Anglo-Dutch Army aided by Blucher’s Prussians defeat Napoleon. The...

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  • 1970
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    The 42nd of Foot - Black Watch - Dress and Equipment at Waterloo

    The 42nd of Foot - Black Watch - Dress and Equipment at Waterloo

    10 1970 HD

    This film shows the kit and equipment that the 42nd of Foot, The Black Watch wore and used at Waterloo. The Battalion was in 9 Bde of Picton's 5th...

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  • 2014
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    Néry and the Retreat from Mons

    Néry and the Retreat from Mons

    1 2014 HD

    Following the Battles of Mons and Le Cateau the already near exhausted British Expeditionary Force, who had been marching and fighting for six days...

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  • 2015
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    Battles of the Marne & the Aisne

    Battles of the Marne & the Aisne

    1 2015 HD

    While the Allies were nearing panic as the Germans approached Paris, Marshal Foch quickly realised the German intent and that the Schlieffen plan was...

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  • 1970
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    Siege Warfare 1812: Ciudad Rodrigo & Badajoz - The Keys to Spain

    Siege Warfare 1812: Ciudad Rodrigo & Badajoz - The Keys to Spain

    1 1970 HD

    Due to the hostile terrain of the Iberian Peninsula Siege Warfare took on an importance here more than anywhere during the Napoleonic Wars. For the...

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  • 2015
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    The Schlieffen Plan

    The Schlieffen Plan

    1 2015 HD

    In 1914 the German Attack on France was based on a later iteration of the plan that Von Schlieffen produced in 1905. The plan was aimed at fighting a...

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  • 1914
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    The Race to the Sea - 1914

    The Race to the Sea - 1914

    1 1914 HD

    In October 1914 as the Battle of the Aisne drew to a close both the Allies and the Germans started to dig in. In an attempt to go back to mobile...

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  • 2013
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    Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beachhead

    Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beachhead

    1 2013 HD

    69 Infantry Brigade had a highly successful landing and now had to fight its way through German defences to its objectives eight miles away. It was...

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  • 1970
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    The Charge That Saved the Empire: Geluveldt 1914

    The Charge That Saved the Empire: Geluveldt 1914

    1 1970 HD

    On the 31st Oct 1914 the Germans were on the cusp of victory at Ypres. troops of the German 30th and 54th Divisions had broken the line at Geluveldt ...

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  • 2016
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    Battle of the Bulge: Kampfgruppe Peiper

    Battle of the Bulge: Kampfgruppe Peiper

    1 2016 HD

    This film tells the story of one of the most contentious combats of WW2, the actions of Kamfgruppe Peiper during the Battle of the Bulge.From the...

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  • 2015
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    Battle of the Bulge: Saint Vith

    Battle of the Bulge: Saint Vith

    1 2015 HD

    The Northern most thrust into the wintery Ardennes of General Manteuffel's Fifth Panzer Army fell on the inexperienced 106th US Infantry Division,...

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  • 1970
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    Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's Last Gamble

    Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's Last Gamble

    1 1970 HD

    In 1944 Adolf Hitler decided that his only military option " as Defeat was staring Germany in the Eyes" was to carry out a major offensive in the...

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  • 2012
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    SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 1 - Das Reich and Oradour

    SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 1 - Das Reich and Oradour

    1 2012 HD

    In 1944 prior to D Day the allied planners realised it was vital to isolate the Normandy Battlefield from reinforcements. In particular it was...

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  • 2012
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    12th Hitlerjugend Panzer Division

    12th Hitlerjugend Panzer Division

    1 2012 HD

    The most implacable opponents of the British and Canadians fighting in Normandy were the largely teenage soldiers of the Hitlerjugend. From D+1...

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  • 2009
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    The 1066 Hastings Campaign

    The 1066 Hastings Campaign

    1 2009 HD

    The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is with out a doubt one of the most significant events in English history. In the aftermath of the battle, King...

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  • 1970
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    SAS and the Normandy Campaign: Operation Bulbasket

    SAS and the Normandy Campaign: Operation Bulbasket

    1 1970 HD

    This programme follows the deployment of the main body of the SAS, the Recces on targets, the raids carried out both by the SAS and the bombing...

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  • 2012
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    Salamanca

    Salamanca

    1 2012 HD

    On 22nd July 1812 Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army with their Spanish allies won a momentous victory over the French commanded by Marmont at...

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  • 1970
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    The Somme 1916: Pommiers Redoubt

    The Somme 1916: Pommiers Redoubt

    1 1970 HD

    On the 1st July 1916 whilst many British Army Regiments attacks were turning into bloody ruin some were successful, particularly in the south. Why...

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  • 1970
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    The Background and Outbreak of the English Civil War

    The Background and Outbreak of the English Civil War

    10 1970 HD

    The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and...

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  • 2012
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    Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle for the Oosterbeek Perimeter

    Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle for the Oosterbeek Perimeter

    1 2012 HD

    With 2 Para isolated at the Arnhem Bridge and both 1 and 4 Para Brigades thwarted in their attempts to fight their way into Arnhem and falling back,...

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  • 2015
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    The Saint Nazaire Raid: Operation Chariot - The Greatest Raid

    The Saint Nazaire Raid: Operation Chariot - The Greatest Raid

    1 2015 HD

    Building on the success of various Commando Raids during 1941, Headquarters Combined Operations moved up the scale of size and complexity by electing...

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  • 2014
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    95th Rifles: 1812 to the Pyrenees

    95th Rifles: 1812 to the Pyrenees

    1 2014 HD

    After the victory at Salamanca Wellington's Army had mixed fortunes and by the the winter of 1812/3 was back in Portugal. Wellington took advantage...

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  • 2013
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    Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beaches

    Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beaches

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2012
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    Assault on Normandy: Sword Beach

    Assault on Normandy: Sword Beach

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2015
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    The 95th Rifles 1809 - 1812

    The 95th Rifles 1809 - 1812

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Viking Invasion of Wessex 878 AD

    The Viking Invasion of Wessex 878 AD

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1970
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    95th Rifles - Dress and Equipment

    95th Rifles - Dress and Equipment

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2012
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    SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 2 - Destruction of the French railways

    SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 2 - Destruction of the French railways

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle for the Oosterbeek Perimeter

    Operation Market Garden: Arnhem - Battle for the Oosterbeek Perimeter

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2015
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    95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna

    95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2012
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    Bruneval Raid: Operation Biting

    Bruneval Raid: Operation Biting

    1 2012 HD

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