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Please God, Send Us Victory
Episode 9 of 26
Kitchener recognised the stalemate on the Western Front and looked elsewhere for victory. A British naval expedition tried to take the Dardanelles.
Lord Kitchener recognised the stalemate in the trench lines on the Western Front and looked elsewhere for victory. A British naval expedition attempted to take the Dardanelles, and Allied troops landed at Gallipoli hoping to take Constantinople. For 37 weeks the soldiers clung desperately to small footholds, but to no avail, and they were eventually evacuated from the beaches.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Michael Redgrave |
| Producer | Gordon Watkins |
| Producer | Tony Essex |
| Writer | Edward Rollins |
| Writer | John Terraine |
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Commemorating the centenary of World War I
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