The Great War

Season 2, Episode 11

Episode Title: The Battle of Neuve-Chapelle - Week 33

Air Date: 2015-03-12

Overview:

The British Expeditionary Forces are starting their first major offensive since the beginning of trench warfare. Near Neuve-Chapelle they attack the Germans and try to "bite and hold" their position. This battle will be the blueprint for future British offensives. On the Balkan, Serbia is facing a different enemy: Typhus. The catastrophic sanitary conditions enable the disease to spread across the whole country.