This Business May Last a Long Time The Great War : Season 1 Episode 5
BBC Two 40m
Aired: June 27th, 1964 @ 12:00 AM EST on BBC Two
The Battle of the Marne in September 1914 ultimately proved to be a pivotal victory of the war for Allied Forces, but, at the time, they were not able to exploit it to bring a swift end to hostilities. Instead, both sides encountered the phenomenon of trench warfare. Culminating at Ypres late in 1914, the trench line stretched from the sea to Switzerland.
