This ten-part docuseries tells the comprehensive story of the First World War, featuring excerpts written by Winston Churchill, Karen Blixen, Georges Clémenceau, David Lloyd George, Siegfried Sassoon and Rudolf Hess.
🎬 Created by: Hew Strachan
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Ep 1★ 6.02003-09-20▶ NOW
To Arms (1914)
The First World War shaped the twentieth century. It sparked the Russian Revolution, and it …
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Ep 2★ 6.02003-09-27
Under the Eagle (1914-1915)
The first months of the war on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous; …
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Ep 3★ 6.02003-10-04
Global War (1914-1916)
War for Europe meant war for the world. Germany gambled that Britain might risk everything …
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Ep 4★ 6.02003-10-11
Jihad (1914-1916)
The Ottoman Empire, Germany's ally, summoned all Muslims to Jihad - holy war - to …
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Ep 5★ 6.02003-10-18
Shackled to a Corpse (1914-1916)
As the Germans and Austrians clashed with The Russians on the bitter Eastern Front, Italy …
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Ep 6★ 6.02003-10-25
Breaking the Deadlock (1915-1917)
Attrition, "lions led by donkeys", the slaughter only ceasing for a brief truce one Christmas …
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Ep 7★ 6.02003-11-01
Blockade (1916-1917)
The war at sea was every bit as bitter as the war on land. The …
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Ep 8★ 6.02003-11-08
Revolution (1917)
The effect of the Great War shattered nations, inspired mass mutinies by desperate troops, caused …
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Ep 9★ 6.02003-11-15
Germany's Last Gamble (1918)
Over one million German troops were committed to Kaiserschlacht - the last great offensive of …
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Ep 10★ 6.02003-11-22
War Without End (1918- )
The dramatic Allied victory at Amiens led to victory in just 100 days - and …
