S1E5: The Battle of the Somme (Part I)

The Allies are growing desperate to break through the German frontlines on the Western Front. To alleviate pressure on the Russians in the east and to turn the tides after the disastrous operations conducted in 1915, a plan for a new offensive is drafted by French Commander-in-Chief Joseph Joffre. Now fully drawn into the war, the British take the lead in planning the offensive at Somme. Have the British learned from their past mistakes? Or will the stubbornness of its generals push their soldiers right into the fire?