The Long March to Soissons

This episode picks up after Belleau Wood, as the Marines shift from defense to offense in the Aisne-Marne Offensive. With hard-won respect from Army and Allied commanders, the 4th Marine Brigade joined the push to crush Germany's last major offensive. Planning was a mess. Units were scattered, orders came late, and Marines headed into battle with missing gear and barely any water. Still, they hit the line right on time, under cover of a short but brutal artillery barrage. A chaotic, multi-national charge follows through open fields, tangled forests, and fortified German positions. It's Belleau Wood all over again, just bigger.