The Great War in Numbers

1 Series ∙ 6 Episodes ∙ Military & War

Documentary series that tells the complete story of World War I - from outbreak to conclusion - and the fragile peace that followed.

S1 E1 · Men on the March
The opening episode tells the story of the outbreak of war in 1914.
S1 E2 · Weapons of War
By 1915, the death count had taught all sides that the only way to survive was to dig in.
S1 E3 · Descent Into Hell
The first day of the Somme Offensive was the blackest day in the British Army's history.
S1 E4 · The Home Front
Hear about the effect of World War I on the domestic front.
S1 E5 · Total War
After the hell of 1916, the imperial powers redoubled their efforts to best their enemies.
S1 E6 · Endgame
How US forces and an Allied counter-offensive in 1918 helped defeat Germany.