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War began between Germany and France on August 3rd 1914. Five weeks later the German army had smashed its way to within eighteen miles of Paris. There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River and in a series of unexpected counterattacks drove the Germans back. The front was stabilized then shortly afterwards developed into a continuous line of heavily fortified trenches zigzagging their way five hundred miles from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier. By 1916, after two grisly years of trench warfare, the battle lines had changed very little. Successful attacks were measured in hundreds of yards, and paid for in lives, by hundreds of thousands
War began between Germany and France on August 3rd 1914. Five weeks later the German army had smashed its way to within eighteen miles of Paris. There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River and in a series of unexpected counterattacks drove the Germans back. The front was stabilized then shortly afterwards developed into a continuous line of heavily fortified trenches zigzagging their way five hundred miles from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier. By 1916, after two grisly years of trench warfare, the battle lines had changed very little. Successful attacks were measured in hundreds of yards, and paid for in lives, by hundreds of thousands
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Drove the Germans back
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The front was stabilized
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then shortly afterwards developed into a continuous line
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of heavily fortified trenches
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zigzagging their way 500 miles
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from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier
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By 1916 after two grislyyears oftrench warfare
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the battle lines had changed very little
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Successful attacks were measured in hundreds ofyards
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and paid for in lives by hundreds ofthousands
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Movie Summary
After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.
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