48 Hours To Victory

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48 Hours To Victory

Dermot and the team unpack one of the most famous battles in British History - Waterloo - as it unfolded over 48 hours. It was a battle that would pave the way for a new Europe, cement Britain's position as a world power and pitch two famous generals, Wellington and Napoleon, a...

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Season 1
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Dermot, Arthur, and Lucy delve into the final 48 hours of a battle that raged for over four months - The Battle of the Somme. A byword for slaughter and sacrifice, they reveal how the lessons learned in previous months of battle finally came to fruition in the final two days when the German lines were penetrated, and victo...
46:17
This episode explores the Battle of Dunkirk and two key days during the evacuation of British soldiers that prevented a German victory. The heroic actions of one ship - HMS Worcester - act as window into the wider story of Dunkirk and the escape of thousands of men.
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