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The Great War in Numbers

  • 1 Series
  • 6 Episodes
  • Category: Military & War
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

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

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All episodes for series 1 of The Great War in Numbers

  • 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.

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