100 Days to Victory

Season 1

It was the birth of modern warfare. In Spring 1918, the Germans launched a massive 'shock and awe' offensive to defeat the Allied forces. To survive, the Allies needed to coordinate and cooperate. As this gripping history documentary on BBC Select reveals, this sudden need for a concerted defensive effort led to an Allied victory in World War I and changed the way that war was waged forever.

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S1 E1 - The Spring Offensive
October 22, 2018
59min
TV-14
It's early 1918 and the Germans have launched a 'shock and awe' offensive, advancing 60KM in only three days. This onslaught triggers a leadership crisis. The Allies realize they must perfect a new way of waging war to deliver ultimate victory. As this dramatic history documentary on BBC Select illustrates, this different approach would completely change WWI, and the way future wars were fought.
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S1 E2 - The Fightback
October 22, 2018
59min
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In the final months of the First World War, an Allied victory was far from certain. The Germans had their famous Hindenburg Line, the most formidable defensive system in military history. As this compelling history documentary on BBC Select reveals, the combined might of the Allies using artillery, tanks, aircraft and troops in careful concert, eventually turned the tide of World War I.
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