Episode
Horizon: Purple Warrior - Rules of Engagement
Overview
This is part one of a two-part series by Horizon reporting on a military exercise code named Purple Warrior which is designed to test lessons learned during the Falklands war.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 25
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1988-03-07
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Purple Warrior - Rules of Engagement is Episode 10 in 1988 of Horizon. It aired on 1988-03-07. The runtime is 60 min.
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