The Great War — Season 1, Episode 17: Surely We Have Perished
Documentary • 40 min • 1 season, 26 episodes • ★ 8.3/10
Episode synopsis
On the Western Front in 1917, the British fought alone for three-and-a-half months during one of the wettest summers Flanders has ever seen. The result was the horrific battle of Passchendale.
About The Great War
A milestone 26-part history of the First World War, conceived to mark the 50th anniversary of its outbreak.
More episodes from Season 1
- 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
- E12For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me