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The Great War: Episode 10: What Are Our Allies Doing?

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Episode 10: What Are Our Allies Doing?

What Are Our Allies Doing?

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This episode follows the war on all fronts as it continues throughout 1915.

The war continues throughout 1915. Towering over all else was the mighty German offensive of Gorlice-Tarnow, where the Russians lost two million men.

This episode follows the war on all fronts as it continues throughout 1915. Towering over all else was the mighty German offensive of Gorlice-Tarnow, where the Russians lost two million men. Elsewhere, the British, French and new ally Italy made little or no progress. Disappointment was universal, but the end of the year brought one ray of hope. The Allied conference at Chantilly unanimously decided on the strategy for 1916 - simultaneous attacks upon the Central Powers.

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Classic BBC documentary series about the world-shattering events of 1914-1918

Classic BBC documentary series, first broadcast in 1964, narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave and with the voices of Sir Ralph Richardson and Marius Goring

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