Battleground
Encyclopedia
A battleground is the site of a battle
. It may also refer to:
Battle
Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...
. It may also refer to:
Film & Television
- Battleground (film), a 1949 war film about the Battle of the Bulge
- Battleground, a Pentagon ChannelPentagon ChannelThe Pentagon Channel is a TV channel broadcasting military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is widely available on US Public, educational, and government access cable tv channels, can be viewed FTA in most Central and Western European countries ,...
original series featuring historic films from WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and more - BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's EdgeBattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's EdgeBattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge was released in 2004, and received the Silver Hugo Award for documentaries at the 2004 Chicago International Film Festival. It aired on Showtime and was released on DVD by Home Vision...
, a 2004 documentary about the Iraq War
Books
- Battleground (short story), a Stephen King short story which appears in Night Shift, and an episode of the TNT show Nightmares & Dreamscapes
- Battleground: Fact and Fantasy in PalestineBattleground: Fact and Fantasy in PalestineBattleground: Fact and Fantasy in Palestine is a history book about the Arab-Israeli conflict by Israeli writer Shmuel Katz...
, a history book concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict - Battleground, the fourth book in the The Corps Series (Marine Corps)The Corps Series (Marine Corps)The Corps is a series of war novels written by W.E.B. Griffin about the United States Marine Corps before and during the years of World War II and the Korean War...
by W.E.B. Griffin - Battleground, the sixth book in the Code Red series by Chris RyanChris RyanSergeant ‘Chris Ryan’ MM is the pseudonym of a former British Special Forces operative and soldier turned novelist...
Games
- Battleground series, a nine part video game series starting with Battleground: Bulge-ArdennesBattleground: Bulge-ArdennesBattleground: Bulge-Ardennes is the first game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in 1995....
by TalonSoft - Battleground - Crossbows and Catapults, a tabletop war game better known by its previous name, Crossbows and CatapultsCrossbows and CatapultsCrossbows and Catapults, also known as Barbarernas sista kamp and Battlegrounds, is a game of physical skill first released in 1983. It has since been published by several different game publishers including Lakeside, Alga , Base Toys, Tomy and currently Moose Toys...
- Magic: The Gathering - BattlegroundsMagic: The Gathering - BattlegroundsBattlegrounds is a real time strategy video game based on Magic: The Gathering collectible card game, though with many fundamental differences. The game is based on the creation of heroes and mages that summon forth powerful monsters, spells, and abilities to defeat the enemy duelist...
, a strategy video game - Star Wars: Galactic BattlegroundsStar Wars: Galactic BattlegroundsStar Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a real-time strategy computer game set in the Star Wars universe.Players have a choice of factions and campaigns. The factions in the original game include the Wookiees, Royal Naboo, the Trade Federation, the Empire, the Rebels, and the Gungans...
, a strategy game - World War II Online: Battleground Europe, a massively multi-player online first-person shooter computer game
Places
In the United States:- Battle Ground, IndianaBattle Ground, IndianaBattle Ground is a town in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,334 at the 2010 census. It is near the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe....
- Battle Ground, WashingtonBattle Ground, WashingtonBattle Ground is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,571 at the 2010 census. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Battle Ground ranked 4th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005.-Origin of...