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Horrors of World War I are relived as last survivors tell their tales in this new series. A unique and harrowing six-part documentary series featuring testimonials...
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Season 1

  • The Call to Arms
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    The Call to Arms

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2011

    The declaration of war was greeted with a wave of patriotic euphoria as the British Expeditionary Force left for Belgium and 2 million men volunteered.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Battle of the Somme
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    The Battle of the Somme

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/2011

    In the summer of 1916 high hopes of a breakthrough that would end the war only ended in stalemate and tragedy.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Saving the Wounded
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    Saving the Wounded

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/5/2011

    The story of the human carnage that followed every battle and the struggle to save lives. We hear from nurses- and from men who were gassed, the shell shocked and the amputees who always remembered who saved them.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Horror in the Mud
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    Horror in the Mud

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/12/2011

    The story of 1917 and the terrible battle of Passchendaele. Many drowned in mud in battles that remains synonymous with the horror of mechanized warfare.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Home Front
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    The Home Front

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2011

    The suffering of families at home in Britain. With the arrival of the dreaded telegram announcing the death of a loved one, family life changed forever.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Boys of 1918
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    The Boys of 1918

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/26/2011

    In spring 1918 thousands of young British conscripts were sent to France to make up the numbers. Many were taken prisoner. But by the summer the tide began to turn and the boys of 1918 helped turn defeat into victory.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown