The Great War in Numbers

Name: Descent Into Hell
Duration: 1 h

Series 1 Episode 3
Descent Into Hell
Duration: 60 minutes
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The first day of the Somme Offensive was the blackest day in the British Army's history. The shocking numbers are revealed as the war retrospective revisits 1916.

Contains Mature Themes

S1 E1 · Men on the March
The opening episode tells the story of the outbreak of war in 1914.
S1 E2 · Weapons of War
By 1915, the death count had taught all sides that the only way to survive was to dig in.
S1 E3 · Descent Into Hell
The first day of the Somme Offensive was the blackest day in the British Army's history.
S1 E4 · The Home Front
Hear about the effect of World War I on the domestic front.
S1 E5 · Total War
After the hell of 1916, the imperial powers redoubled their efforts to best their enemies.
S1 E6 · Endgame
How US forces and an Allied counter-offensive in 1918 helped defeat Germany.