The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

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War
History
Documentary

Overview

Based on diaries, records and eyewitness accounts, this is the story of the two Battles of the Somme from the perspective of British and German soldiers. It shows how the major lessons learned by the British Army leadership after the disastrous first attacks of July 1916 were turned into victory at the second attempt in September 1916, arguably the turning point for the First World War.

Keywords

1910s
world war i
trenches
battle of the somme

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 2, 2006
Original language: English
Spoken languages: english
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom
Production: NDR,BBC,The Open University,BBC, NDR, The Open University
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0827740