Aired: Oct 4, 2017The opening episode tells the story of the outbreak of war in 1914. In the de...
The Great War in Numbers
Season 1 Episode 4: The Home Front
The Great War also had an impact on those on the Home Front, where the demands of modern warfare transformed the lives of the young and the old, women and children. One of the biggest changes was experienced by women across Europe and North America, Australia and New Zealand. Before 1914 most jobs were virtually closed to women. The war would change that. Meanwhile governments intervened in every area of daily life: in Britain the Defence of the Realm Act banned bonfires and whistling for tax...
