The First World War
Season 1 • Episode 2: Under the Eagle (1914-1915) • Watch with subtitles
Episode 2: Under the Eagle (1914-1915)
September 27, 2003 • 60 min
The first months of the war on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous; casualty rates were higher than with later trench warfare. The Germans were halted by the Allies at the Battle of the Mame, fell back to high ground and dug in. The Allies followed suit.
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