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Surely We Have Perished

Episode 17 of 26

Classic 麻豆社 documentary series from 1964. Morale becomes impossible to sustain as the battle of Passchendaele lasts through the summer of 1917.

This episode turns to the Western Front in 1917. The centrepiece of this gloomy year was the third battle of Ypres - known as the battle of Passchendale. The British fought alone through three and half long months of one of the wettest summers Flanders had ever seen. The battle has aroused much controversy, but one truth emerges - the terrible effect the ordeal inflicted upon the human spirit.

40 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Michael Redgrave
Producer Tony Essex
Producer Gordon Watkins
Writer John Terraine

Broadcasts

Commemorating the centenary of World War I

Find our more about the Great War on the 麻豆社 History site.