
When war broke out in Europe in 1914, most people thought the conflict would be over by Christmas; they could not imagine how wrong they were. An attack in Sarajevo ended up becoming a snowball that swept the world: a new kind of warfare had begun, waged with techniques and means never seen before. By November 1918, ten million people had died and the political map of the planet had been redrawn.
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Air Date: 2014-04-29
We follow 14-year-old Marina Yurlova who joins her father, Cossack Colonel Yurlov, on a train to the front. Artist Kä...
Air Date: 2014-04-29
The European conflict has turned into a world war: Greece and Bulgaria, Japan and the Ottoman Empire have entered the...
Air Date: 2014-05-06
The number of injured people is increasing day by day. There are too few doctors and nurses. Auxiliary nurses are has...
Air Date: 2014-05-06
Millions of mothers and wives must endure years of separation from their sons or husbands. They are tormented by the ...
Air Date: 2014-05-06
1916 becomes the year of horrific battles. A new kind of death machine is set in motion with submarines, aeroplanes, ...
Air Date: 2014-05-13
The soldiers' prospect of returning home is an important motive to continue fighting. In the first total war in histo...
Air Date: 2014-05-13
In 1917, unrest breaks out, affecting all sides. People across Europe revolt against living conditions and the never-...
Air Date: 2014-05-13
While his father is sent to Germany for forced labour, Yves Congar lives through the end of the war in his cellar. Er...