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The Race to the Sea - 1914 (1914)

Documentary, History, War · 34m

In October 1914 as the Battle of the Aisne drew to a close both the Allies and the Germans started to dig in. In an attempt to go back to mobile warfare both sides tried to outflank the other by manoeuvring around their western flank. The Race to the sea had begun. As a result of this movement the BEF moved from just North east of Paris to the Allies western flank in Flanders. This is the story of the BEF's desperate attempts to outflank the Germans and prevent themselves from being outflanked.

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Release date
1914-10-22
Runtime
34m
Genres
Documentary, History, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Battlefield History TV