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Season 1 – The First World War

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Documentary series looking back the events of the Great War.
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The First World War — Season 1

The First World War — Season 1

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Jonathan Lewis

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 20, 2003 To Arms The causes behind the first great conflict of the 20th century. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 27, 2003 Under the Eagle The atrocities of the early months of the war on the Western front. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 4, 2003 Global War Germany baits Britain by diverting attention away from the Western Front. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 11, 2003 Jihad Turkey ties up Allied troops for four years, killing hundreds of thousands in ethnic cleansing campaigns. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 18, 2003 Shackled to a Corpse The war on the Eastern Front initiates many horrors including chemical weapons, mass expulsions of civilians, and persecution of Jews. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 25, 2003 Breaking the Deadlock Technical innovations are created to bring speedy end to the war, but instead it dragged on, becoming a war of attrition. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 1, 2003 Blockade The British blockade Europe in an effort to starve out the enemy; British code-breakers convince the U.S. to join the conflict. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 8, 2003 Revolution Governments use revolutions elsewhere as a weapon of war. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 15, 2003 Germany's Last Gamble As Germany launches a massive attack on the Western Front their allies starve, and political unrest at home. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 22, 2003 War Without End Germany is forced to take the blame for the war and to pay for it. Details
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Season Info

Network
Channel 4
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
War, Documentary, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 20, 2003