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Countdown to Peace

Written by: David Elstein
Narrated by: Emma Fielding, John Shrapnel, Anton Lesser
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An audio dramatisation in 6 episodes of With Our Backs To The Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918 by David Stevenson, Professor of International History at the LSE.

'How Germany, having seemingly come so close to victory in the Spring and Summer of 1918, was forced on to the defensive in September. By October, it had initiated negotiations for peace, signing an armistice on November 11th.'

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  • Ep. 1: March & April 1918

    Ep. 1: March & April 1918
    Nov 7 2019

    Germany has defeated Russia. Now it concentrates on the Western Front. Where the Allies have "their backs to the wall".
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    16 mins
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  • Ep. 2: May & June 1918

    Ep. 2: May & June 1918
    Nov 7 2019

    A series of German offensives is launched, pushing the Allies back, threatening Paris and the Channel ports. But Ludendorff fails to achieve a decisive breakthrough.
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    16 mins
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  • Ep. 3: July & August

    Ep. 3: July & August
    Nov 7 2019

    The cracks in Ludendorff's strategy start to show. Germany's supply lines are over-streched, and its troops wilt under the pressure of Allied counter-attacks.
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    24 mins
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