Tony Robinson's World War I: The Russian Army

In 1918, under a new Bolshevik government the Russian army sued for peace, and ended there involvement in the war. This provided Germany with a huge boost in spare troops that could be redeployed to the western front. In fact the Germans now had one and a half times as many troops as the allies. But with America about to join the allies, the German advantage would not last long. The German officers decided to throw everything into one last make or break attack. Subscribe to Discovery TV for more great clips: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Follow Discovery on Twitter:   / discoveryuk                 Watch Discovery UK on SkyQ and Sky+ 125, Sky Glass & Stream 138, Sky Scotland 126, Sky ROI 125, Sky Glass & Stream ROI 134, Virgin Media 177.