The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

Instability in Europe is fueled by Germany's growing militarism, Kaiser Wilhelm II's obsession to match the British Royal Navy, and French and German...

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 reali...

An insight into the personal experiences of people caught up in World War One, with diaries and letters shedding light on the conflict. One million wo...

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 th...

Account of the despair which swept Europe in 1917, as World War One dragged on into its fourth year with no end in sight. While British doctors strugg...

Account of the sudden ending of World War One in 1918, tracing the various causes responsible for Germany's ultimate downfall, including a failed offe...

Covers the continuing blockade on Germany as the Allies drew up the Treaty of Versailles, with considerable focus on Woodrow Wilson’s role in the Pari...

Examines the cost of the war and its continuing reverberations through the rest of the 20th century.