Joseph Joffre
Birthday: Born in 1852-01-11 in Rivesaltes
Deathday: 1931-01-03
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Apocalypse Verdun
Character: Self (archive footage)
February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people, neither side gaining the upper hand. The Germans mobilize more artillery and men in Verdun than in any other offensive -- for three hundred days -- but the French hold out. Constructed from over five hundred hours of restored, colorized archival footage....
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Pétain, such a popular hero
Character: Self (archive footage)
On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the history of France, written by a man whom many then considered a hero: the winner of Verdun....
Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun
Character: Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of one of the bloodiest battles of World War I. Between February and December 1916, the French and German armies relentlessly fought in the devastated camps around the village of Verdun....