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100 Days to Victory: The Spring Offensive (BBC Four Wednesday 18 October 2023)
100 Days to Victory: The Spring Offensive airs Wednesday 18 October 2023 on BBC Four.
What is this episode about
The year is 1918, and the commanders and their troops are in the thick of it. A massive’shock and awe’ attack has been launched by the Germans, resulting in an advance of over 60 kilometres in just three days. British, Australian, Canadian, and French forces are blocking their path, and American reinforcements are on the way.
After a leadership crisis is sparked by the onslaught, Field Marshal Haig and Marshal Foch turn to Australia’s General Monash and Canada’s General Currie to develop a revolutionary new strategy for winning war. Achieving massive ‘combined arms’ coordination of artillery, tanks, aircraft, and infantry is the only way to win, according to Monash and Currie. The beginning of the modern military era. By August, they’re prepared for the Battle of Amiens, a pivotal moment in the war.
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When can we see the episode
100 Days to Victory: The Spring Offensive airs Wednesday 18 October 2023 at 8:00pm on BBC Four
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