The Somme 1916: From Both Sides of the Wire

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  • BBC Two
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  • Documentary History War

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First Day - Erster Tag
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Historian Peter Barton explores the events leading up to and on the notoriously bloody first day of the offensive. Walking the battlefield, he explains the failures that led to over .. show full overview
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Defence in Depth - Verteidigung in der Tiefe
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Historian Peter Barton concentrates on the second phase of the battle, from the middle of July to the middle of September 1916. Barton reveals how an Allied advance on objectives which .. show full overview
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End Game - End Spiel
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Historian Peter Barton concludes his history of the battle in the final months of the campaign.He shows how a remarkable German tactical revolution begun in the summer of 1916 continued .. show full overview

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