The best episode directed by Daniel Costelle is "The Great Challenge", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by Isabelle Clarke". "The Great Challenge" aired on 6/5/2024 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Great Assault".
Spring 1944: the Allies want to put an end to Hitler's domination of Western Europe. In England, the troops are secretly training for an amphibious operation. The weather forces the commanders to postpone the operation.
Director: Daniel Costelle
Writer: Isabelle Clarke
On 6 June 1944, the Allied armada launched an assault on the Normandy coast. After a day of unrest, the Normandy coastline was in the hands of the Allies. The operation was repeated in Provence, and caught the Germans in a vice-like grip.
Director: Daniel Costelle
Writer: Isabelle Clarke
The trenches of World War I (1914-1918) gave Adolf Hitler his self-appointed mission to save Germany, but it was his natural ability to address the crowds that allowed him to take advantage of a devastated population.
Director: Daniel Costelle
Writer: Isabelle Clarke
Prior to his new-found prominence, Adolf Hitler was considered a mad man on the fringe of German political life. So how did he push his way into power and plunge the world into war?
Director: Daniel Costelle
Writer: Isabelle Clarke
World War I, end of 1915. The British and French commanders want to put an end to the carnage by attacking the Germans in the region of the Somme. But these surprise them by triggering a steel storm on February 1916 in the camps near the village of Verdun.
Director: Daniel Costelle
Writer: Isabelle Clarke
Under the new commander of Verdun, General Pétain, the French army tries to block the invasion. In the Somme, the Allies finally attack on July 1, 1916, but the assault turns into a disaster and put Verdun back at the center of all hopes and concerns. The French army counterattacks and wins the battle. But how many lives were sacrificed?
Director: Daniel Costelle
Writer: Isabelle Clarke