The Great War — Season 1, Episode 12: For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me
Documentary • 40 min • 1 season, 26 episodes • ★ 8.3/10
Episode synopsis
Following Lord Kitchener's appeal in 1916, the British Army was reinforced by over two million volunteers. Despite the reservations of General Sir Douglas Haig, the new Commander-in-Chief, many of these mew recruits were sent to the scene of Britain's biggest military endevour – The Battle of the Somme.
About The Great War
A milestone 26-part history of the First World War, conceived to mark the 50th anniversary of its outbreak.
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- E1On the Idle Hill of Summer...
- E2For Such a Stupid Reason Too...
- E3We Must Hack Our Way Through
- E4Our Hats We Doff to General Joffre
- E5This Business May Last a Long Time
- E6So Sleep Easy in Your Beds
- E7We Await the Heavenly Manna...
- E8Why Don't You Come and Help?!
- E9Please God Send Us a Victory...
- E10What Are Our Allies Doing?
- E11Hell Cannot Be So Terrible
- E13The Devil is Coming...