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Victory and Despair

For the Allies, 1918 proved to be the costliest year of the war. On the Western Front 2 million British and 3 million French were either captured, wounded or killed - over a few miles of French and Belgian mud. On 21 March 1918, General von Ludendorff attacked along a 64-mile front which was to be the greatest attack yet seen in modern industrialised warfare. The Germans advanced 20 miles in 14 days, and von Ludendorff set his sights on Paris and victory. Field Marshall Haig rallied his British troops to fight to the end. Casualties ran at 350 000 for both sides, and the toll taken on von Ludendorff's troops had overstretched his war machine.

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  • Originally Aired August 27, 2003
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network Channel 5
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Notes Is the series finale
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Name Type Role
Jonathan Martin Director