The Great War in Numbers

2017 - Present NR 4h 30m 8

A six-part documentary series about the First World War which uses recorded figures to outline the full extent of the conflict.

The complete story of World War I - from outbreak to conclusion - and the fragile peace that followed. The Great War was a conflict driven by quantity and numbers, fought by calculating generals for who no cost was too high. For the first time in history, everything was recorded in exacting detail and this documentary reveals the startling facts behind the staggering scale of the war to end all wars.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 The March to War

1. The March to War

Aired: Oct 4, 2017

The opening episode tells the story of the outbreak of war in 1914. In the de...

Episode 2 Weapons Of War

2. Weapons Of War

Aired: Oct 11, 2017

By the beginning of 1915 the horrific killing power of machine guns and artil...

Episode 3 Descent Into Hell

3. Descent Into Hell

Aired: Oct 18, 2017

By January 1916 the war had become a stalemate. Millions had died and yet no ...

Episode 4 The Home Front

4. The Home Front

Aired: Oct 25, 2017

The Great War also had an impact on those on the Home Front, where the demand...

Episode 5 Total War

Aired: Nov 1, 2017

Episode five tells how, after 1916 and the hell of the Somme and Verdun, the ...

Episode 6 Endgame

Aired: Nov 7, 2017

Episode six tells how the numbers will favoured one side, then the other in 1...

Info about The Great War in Numbers

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: Histoire TV

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: War, Documentary, History