The Somme From Defeat to Victory

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The Somme From Defeat to Victory
StarringPeter BarichDarren BlackSteffan Boje
DirectorDetlef Siebert
WriterDetlef Siebert
NR 58 minHistory, Documentary, War
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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

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Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Matthew Barrett, Bill Howard
Production Companies:BBC NDR The Open University
The Somme From Defeat to Victory on the Web:Official Website
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