The last episode of Our World War: War Machine was also to me the best of the series and focusing on tank warfare.
It is nearing the end of the war and it is the invention of the tanks that could break through enemy lines.
However we have added, poignant drama. Chas Rowland, a mechanic is part of the claustrophobic tank crew under the command of Lieutenant Mould who appears to be rather reasonable but willing to make tough decisions when it is demanded.
The fly in the ointment is gruff hardened Scot, Dodds who has lost all his brothers to the war and seems to dislike the young soldiers around him.
The tank takes part in the battle of Amiens, mowing down Germans whilst the air support bomb from above. The unit arrives to the town of Amiens for hand to hand combat. The German resistance breaks and victory is at sight.
All along we Chas dreaming of life at home with his girl, a photo of her which he keeps and cherishes. A coda at the end makes it clear that the photo belonged to a fallen soldier and he delivers it to her in the end. The idea of being at home with a loved one was an important source of solace to these young soldiers.
As with other episodes in this series, the battle scenes were again inspired by video games but rather more restrained here. However the tank battle scenes also reminded me of the film Fury also released in 2014 which also had this video game like footage in the action scenes.