100 Days to Victory

100 Days to Victory - The Fightback

100 Days to Victory – The Fightback episode 2

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The Allies win a great victory at Amiens. The tide is turning, but the victors are under no illusions. The German Army remains a daunting fighting force and it has an ace up the sleeve: the Hindenburg Line – the most formidable defensive system in military history. If the Allies are to have any hope for victory, they need to find a way to punch through Germany’s wall of steel.     The generals formulate an ambitious plan incorporating newly minted ‘combined arms’ tactics on a massive scale. They commit artillery, tanks, aircraft and troops in careful concert, to attack […]

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100 Days to Victory - The Spring Offensive

100 Days to Victory – The Spring Offensive episode 1

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100 Days to Victory – Series charting how the Allies won WWI. This episode examines the lead up to the ‘combined arms’ coordination of artillery, tanks, aircraft and infantry.     We meet the commanders and men in early 1918, at the moment of maximum jeopardy. The Germans have launched a mighty ‘shock and awe’ attack, advancing more than 60 kilometres in only three days. Standing in their path are British, Australian, Canadian and French forces, while the Americans are still arriving to join the fight.   100 Days to Victory – The Spring Offensive episode 1   The onslaught

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