Plot Summary:Based on diaries, records and eyewitness accounts, this is the story of the two Battles of the Somme from the perspective of British and German soldiers. It shows how the major lessons learned by the British Army leadership after the disastrous first attacks of July 1916 were turned into victory at the second attempt in September 1916, arguably the turning point for the First World War.
This drama documentary offers a radical new perspective on the most infamous battle of the First World War. Through realistic and deeply moving drama scenes it reveals how it was on the Somme that the British Army learned to fight a modern war. -Detlef Siebert