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It Was Like the End of the World

Episode 21 of 26

Classic 麻豆官网首页入口 series. Germany takes a huge risk, launching a massive offensive in early 1918, aiming to achieve victory before the Americans arrive.

This episode follows the German offensive of March 1918. It was the greatest offensive in the west since the beginning of the war - a desperate German gamble to achieve victory at a stroke, before the bulk of the American army arrived. Initially they succeeded in breaking through the trench system, pursuing the allies through open country. But their supply lines could not keep up with their advancing forces, and the momentum of the offensive fell away. The Germans had failed.

40 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Michael Redgrave
Producer Tony Essex
Producer Gordon Watkins
Writer Correlli Barnett

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Commemorating the centenary of World War I

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