WWI: The War to End All Wars [Documentary Series] on AllMovie

Although its carnage has since been overshadowed by the rising tide of history, World War I checks in as the most devastating conflict mankind has ever seen. With an estimated forty million casualties, the so-called "war to end all wars" witnessed countless platoons of soldiers mowed down by automatic weaponry, innumerable others losing their health and their lives to the horrors of trench warfare, and - in general - a level of sheer barbarism unmatched before or since. The unique, 10-part documentary series WWI: The War to End All Wars travels back to that conflict for an episode-by-episode examination of its various elements. Structured and presented chronologically, it spans the period from the 1914 assassination of Archduke Ferdinand to the final waning battles of 1918. Episodes include: 1. With Flags Waving, 2. The Battle of the Frontiers, 3. The Taxis of the Marne, 4. A War of Chemicals and Engineering, 5. Flyboys, 6. Citadel, 7. Distant Fronts, 8. Revolt, 9. Changing Tide, and 10. End Game