主演:本·莫特利 Bruce Turner 马尔科姆·麦克道威尔 Daniel Dolby Nick Biskupek
导演:未知
类型:纪录 欧美 2018
时间:2025-03-18 03:03:40
eeeThistwo-partdramadocumentarytellstheepicstoryoftheAllies’finesthour-andtheinventionofmodernwarfare.Thefirstepisode,TheSpringOffensive,beginsinearly1918,atamomentofmaximumjeopardyfortheAllies.InthefamouswordsofFieldMarshalHaig,theyhadtheir"backstothewall"asagreatGermanattacksweptwestwardinafinalbidtowinthebloodiestwarofall.StandingintheGermanarmy’spathareBritish,Australian,CanadianandFrenchforces,whiletheAmericansarestillarrivingtojointhefight.Theonslaughttriggersaleadershipcrisis:FieldMarshalHaigandMarshalFochaskAustralia’(🏁)sGeneralMonashandCanada’sGeneralCurrietoperfectanewwayofwagingwar-onethatwilldeliverultimatevictory.MonashandCurrieconcludethattheonlywaytovictoryistoeffectivelyachievethe‘combinedarms’co-ordinationofartillery,tanks,aircraftandinfantry-onamassivescale.It’sthebirthofmodernwarfare.ByAugust,they’rereadyforwhatwillbecomeamajorturningpointintheWar:TheBattleofAmiens.Fromthevisceralexperienceofthoseservingonthebattlefieldtothecrucialdecisionmakingofthegenerals,thisdramadocumentaryseriesbringsthestoryofWWI’sremarkablemultinationalfeatofarmsvividlytolife.