Apocalypse: Verdun
February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people, neither side gaining the upper hand. The Germans mobilize more artillery and men in Verdun than in any other offensive -- for three hundred days -- but the French hold out. Constructed from over five hundred hours of restored, colorized archival footage.
Cast
Mathieu Kassovitz
Narrator (voice)
Joseph Joffre
Self (archive footage)
Philippe Pétain
Self (archive footage)
Seasons
E1The Carnage
Feb 21, 2016
The Germans launch a massive attack on a fort covered area in what was to become the longest battle of World War I.
E2The Illusion
Feb 21, 2016
The French and Germans inflict hundreds of thousands of casualties on each other as the battle slowly grinds to a halt.
Storyline
February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people, neither side gaining the upper hand. The Germans mobilize more artillery and men in Verdun than in any other offensive -- for three hundred days -- but the French hold out. Constructed from over five hundred hours of restored, colorized archival footage.
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