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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.
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Mon 15 Feb 2016
23:30
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Michael Redgrave |
Producer | Tony Essex |
Producer | Gordon Watkins |
Writer | Correlli Barnett |
Broadcasts
- Sun 18 Oct 1964 19:25麻豆官网首页入口 Two England
- Thu 22 Oct 1964 20:20麻豆官网首页入口 Two England
- Mon 15 Feb 2016 23:30
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