Deadlock

By 1917, all thoughts of a swift victory were long gone and many of the battle-weary troops had lost not only friends and fellow soldiers but also their patriotic spirit and will to fight. The Allies and the Germans were locked in a bitter deadlock. This episode reveals what life was like in the terrible battles fought in appalling conditions on the ground and in the air at Arras and Passchendaele (Ypres). We hear from Harry Patch (the last of the veterans to die) and Henry Allingham, who lived to 113, about their incredible experiences in the battle, and how they dealt with life and death.