Armistice: The End Game of World War One

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War Documentary hosted by David Reynolds, published by BBC in 2008 - English narration

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Professor David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the extraordinary events and personalities that brought about the armistice of 1918, venturing beyond the familiar British account of Remembrance Day to unravel how the other side, the Germans, plunged to total defeat in just a few months at the end of the war. In a journey that takes him through command centres and battlefields, he uncovers a story of wounded egos, mental illness and political brinkmanship as statesmen and generals haggled over the terms of peace, while, at the front, the soldiers fought on with sustained brutality. In March 1918 the Germans nearly won the war; in November they not only lost it, their country also fell apart in revolution, leaving them unable to resist the Allies' harsh terms. So, for many Germans, the armistice was a betrayal of all they had fought for and it caused lasting resentments that would eventually fuel Adolf Hitler's rise to power. The events that led up to the Armistice are vividly told in this fascinating programme explaining exactly how Germany lost the war. November 11th proved to be a doomed peace - a prelude to a century-long struggle for mastery of Europe. David Reynolds argues that the bitter endgame of the 'war to end all wars', frenetic politicking and brutality of the fighting in 1918 tragically sowed the seeds of the even bloodier Second World War just 20 years later. Written & Presented by David Reynolds ; Director Russell Barnes ; Barnes Hassid Productions for BBC

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 2 446 Kbps
Video Resolution: 1002x576
Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 1 h 29 min
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.60 GB
Source: PDTV (Thanks to JimDiGriz@alt.binaries.tv)
Encoded by: DocFreak08