Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780780623088 Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0780623088 Label: Pbs Home Video Manufacturer: Pbs Home Video Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: Pbs Home Video Release Date: October 13, 1998 Studio: Pbs Home Video Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 1996 Sales Rank: 6033
Description: As this landmark series demonstrates, the cataclysmic effects of World War I last to this day. "The war to end all wars" has influenced the Atomic Age and the Cold War, and is now shaping the conflicts in Bosnia and the Middle East. Period film footage and eyewitness accounts powerfully dramatize the horrors of trench warfare and the chaos of political revolution. History comes alive as The Great War reveals how World War I influenced the rise of communism, witnessed the first use of weapons of mass destruction, and provided a fertile aftermath for the rise of Nazism. Through perspectives from all sides of the war, the series shows how violent events early in this century still cast a dark shadow on life today. Titles include: "Explosion & Stalemate," "Total War & Slaughter," "Mutiny & Collapse," and "Hatred and Hunger & War Without End."
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Rating: - Best World War One Documentary
This is by far the best WWI documentary. I have seen a bunch of others, but this one adds the intangibles that the others don't: perspectives, art, depression, grappling with issues and the war itself. ... Read More
Rating: - Why isn't this on DVD
This is one of the best documentaries I have seen and I wish it would be released on DVD> Unfortunately, WWI is considered the dry dusty war where men fought in trenches and has no recognizable villains ... Read More
Rating: - Don't worry about DVD version
This is the finest documentary on the first world war that I have ever seen. It is essential learning for an understanding of the events that are unfolding before us today. When I first purchased this series ... Read More
Rating: - The longterm effects of war
I saw this series on PBS several years ago. It is one that I still remember. The series provided an overview of WWI including the factors leading to the start of the war to the effects of the war on people and ... Read More
Rating: - Why isn't this out on DVD?
I've seen all 4 WWI documentaries available but this is the only one not available on DVD which is frustrating because it is the best in my view. Grim alla the Civil War series from Ken Burns as some have said, but ... Read More
- Best World War One Documentary