Revolution 1917
The effects of The Great War shattered nations, inspired mass mutinies by desperate troops, caused great upheaval on the home front, and changed the world forever.

Germany's Last Gamble 1918
Over one million German troops were committed to Kaiserschlacht - the last great offensive of the war - while conflict still raged on many other fronts.

War Without End
The dramatic Allied victory at Amiens led to victory in just 100 days - and the signing of a bitterly-resented peace, while other nations stumbled towards their own ceasefire agreements.

Synopsis

Television has tended to look at the First World War through a veil of tears, seeing only a tragic waste of life in the mud of Flanders. This definitive series strips away ninety years of myopia to get back to the reality of the war. This was a global conflict from the start, involving nations in every continent and people of all classes an races. Using fresh archive footage and specially shot material from authentic locations in 22 countries, the multi-layered series demolishes myths and answers key questions from the origins of the war to its bitter end.