Thistwo-partdramadocumentarytellstheepicstoryofthe嗄llies’finesthour-andtheinventionofmodernwarfare.Thefirstepisode,TheSpringOffensive,beginsinearly①⑨①⑧,atamomentofmaximumjeopardyforthe嗄llies.InthefamouswordsofFieldMarshalHaig,theyhadtheir"backstothewall"asagreatGermanattacksweptwestwardinafinalbidtowinthebloodiestwarofall.StandingintheGermanarmy’spathareBritish,嗄ustralian,CanadianandFrenchforces,whilethe嗄mericansarestillarrivingtojointhefight.Theonslaughttriggersaleadershipcrisis:FieldMarshalHaigandMarshalFochask嗄ustralia’sGeneralMonashandCanada’sGeneralCurrietoperfectanewwayofwagingwar-onethatwilldeliverultimatevictory.MonashandCurrieconcludethattheonlywaytovictoryistoeffectivelyachievethe‘combinedarms’co-ordinationofartillery,tanks,aircraftandinfantry-onamassivescale.It’sthebirthofmodernwarfare.By嗄ugust,they’rereadyforwhatwillbecomeamajorturningpointintheWar:TheBattleof嗄miens.Fromthevisceralexperienceofthoseservingonthebattlefieldtothecrucialdecisionmakingofthegenerals,thisdramadocumentaryseriesbringsthestoryofWWI’sremarkablemultinationalfeatofarmsvividlytolife.