S1 E3 ∙ Descent Into Hell ∙
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.
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Contains Mature Themes
All episodes for series 1 of The Great War in Numbers
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.
