The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century S01 E02 Stalemate

"Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished."

At the start of World War One it was predicted the fighting would be over in a matter of weeks, owing to technical advances in weaponry. But the reality proved entirely different as soldiers dug into the ground to escape artillery, trenches began to spread for miles and the Western Front developed.