1996

Summary A unique first-person narrative, sewn together from genuine testimonies of frontline soldiers. View more details

1996

The Great War: 1914-1918

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jürgen Prochnow Judi Dench Salome Jens Jay Winter

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Genres : History War Biography Documentary

Release date : Nov 9, 1996

Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) KCET Imperial War Museum

Summary A unique first-person narrative, sewn together from genuine testimonies of frontline soldiers. View more details

Details

Genres : History War Biography Documentary

Release date : Nov 9, 1996

Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) KCET Imperial War Museum

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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (1996)

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Episode 1 • Nov 09, 1996

Explosion

Concern for Germany's growing militarism, Kaiser Wilhelm II's obsession to match Britain's navy and the existence of the long established French and German war-plans only fueled the air of instability in Europe.

Episode 2 • Nov 09, 1996

Stalemate

At the start of World War One it was predicted the fighting would be over in a matter of weeks, owing to technical advances in weaponry. But the reality proved different as soldiers dug into the ground to escape artillery, trenches began to spread for miles and the Western Front developed.

Episode 3 • Nov 10, 1996

Total War

An insight into the personal experiences of people caught up in World War One, with diaries and letters shedding light on the conflict. One million women left the home to work in Britain's munitions factories, while soldiers' families lived in dread of receiving a telegram or telephone call bearing bad news.

Episode 4 • Nov 10, 1996

Slaughter

The stories of the battles of Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele, three of World War One's most bloody encounters, using newsreel footage taken at the scene during a time when film was on the verge of becoming a major influence on the public's perception of warfare.

Episode 5 • Nov 11, 1996

Mutiny

Account of the despair which swept Europe in 1917, as World War One dragged on into its fourth year with no end in sight. While British doctors struggled to find an effective shell-shock treatment for patients, including poet Wilfred Owen, half of the French army mutinied and Russia was gripped by revolution.

Episode 6 • Nov 11, 1996

Collapse

Account of the sudden ending of World War One in 1918, tracing the various causes responsible for Germany's ultimate downfall, including a failed offensive, the Americans joining the Allied Forces and crumbling civilian morale. Archive footage reveals the momentous occasion when the guns fell silent on the 11th hour of November 11, and British and German troops shook hands.

Episode 7 • Nov 12, 1996

Hatred & Hunger

Covers the continuing blockade on Germany as the Allies drew up the Treaty of Versailles, with considerable focus on Woodrow Wilson's role in the Paris Peace Conference.

Episode 8 • Nov 12, 1996

War Without End

Examines the cost of the war and its continuing reverberations through the rest of the 20th century.

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