The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century S01 E04 Slaughter

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

The stories of the battles of Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele, three of World War One's most bloody encounters, using newsreel footage taken at the scene during a time when film was on the verge of becoming a major influence on the public's perception of warfare