This series emphasized the broad impact of the war on the century that followed, the short century that eric hobsbawm. The first year of world war 1 l the great war ww1 summary part 2 by the great war. The great war 2007 04292007 ca documentary, history, war 4h user score. Four years of war i the great war week 210 youtube. Every two weeks we publish an episode that tells the story of the war on a global perspective. The great war week by week 100 years later s5 e41 the hindenburg line breaks the lost battalion returns i the great war week 220 duration. If necessary, let them use l1 catalan as they do not know the basic vocabulary yet. The world at war ep 02 a distant war video dailymotion. Through glorious dramatic reconstruction viewers experience the greatest war mankind had ever seen, not from the perspective of what it was, but of what it was like from within. The great war project is nothing less than a revolutionary four year undertaking, all for the effort of preserving and teaching vital human history. Ken burns the war tells great stories, but is it great history. The war lasted from 191418, claimed 10 million lives and forever changed the political map of europe. Learn more about the allies and the central powers, archdukes, emperors, winston churchill, franz ferdinand, wilhelm ii, soldiers, battles and of the life aside the battlefield.
Jun 26, 2012 a kcetbbc coproduction in association with the imperial war museum, 1996. The great war is a history youtube channel and web series which covered the events of world war i weekbyweek from july 2014 to november 2018, now focusing on the events that followed it in longer episodes. The great war the online video series, berlin, germany. Students learn how nationalism and propaganda demonized enemies and prolonged conflict, and how new technologies that were supposed to shorten war instead created weapons that were immune to human. Jul 21, 20 the world at war 1973world war ii documentary episode 2 distant war september 1939 may 1940. The great war shows you the history of the first world war in the four years from 1914 to 1918, exactly 100 years ago. Burns helps the viewer understand the war from the point of view of soldiers, brothers, sisters, moms, dads, and neighbors. Ricard exposito i amagat aicle clil unit the great war 1914 1918 session 1. The war is a sevenpart american television documentary miniseries about world. Making of a tgw episode i the great war special by the great war. The great war the online video series home facebook. However, the full 6hour documentary is now available to stream on the web. The great war is a 26 episode documentary series from 1964 on the first world war. The war not only proved a very good overview of the progression of the war, including military strategies, but it looks at the war from a personal perspective.
Jun 19, 2018 great britain during the war spent fully half of its war budget in the united states of america. It has been previously hosted by american historian. Behind the scenes 1 episode 2007 famous 1 episode 2006. The great war will also be available on dvd from pbs distribution and can be purchased at.
The great war follows the events of world war 1 week by week 100 years later. Five programs delve into what happened each year the war played out, and another program examines the developments in land warfare, sea, and air power technology. The great war and the shaping of the 20th century the pbs documentary tv series, the great war and the shaping of the 20th century, was first broadcast starting sunday night, nov. From time to time we are publishing special episodes that explore aspects of world war 1. Italy enters the war on the allied side, attacking austria and is stopped at the river battles of the isonzo. This series emphasized the broad impact of the war on the century that followed, the short century that. Aug 14, 20 world war 1 the great war bbc documentary episode 8 youtube. The war in the latter half of 1915, marked by successes of central powers. From 2014 2018 we covered the great battles between the world powers week by. The great moderation from the mid1980s to 2007 was a welcome period of relative calm after the volatility of the great inflation. The world premiere of the series took place at the palace theater in luverne, minnesota, one. Our host indy takes you back week by week and shows you what was going on in the past. A kcetbbc coproduction in association with the imperial war museum, 1996.
German and austrian advance in the east, russian withdrawal. The documentary was a coproduction of the imperial war museum, the british broadcasting corporation, the canadian broadcasting corporation and the australian broadcasting commission. Watch the great war american experience official site pbs. Ever the idealistic diplomat, wilson vowed to keep his country out of the great war, but by 1916, there was a growing sense that the war was coming closer to home. The main upside is some interesting footage mainly about the western front.
The great war is executive produced by mark samels and is airing on pbs in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of americas entry into the war on april 6, 1917. Sep 20, 2007 ken burns the war tells great stories, but is it great history. The germans, with their vast war machine, still occupy most of western europe. An fbi agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin. The world at war 1973world war ii documentary episode 2 distant war september 1939 may 1940. The film stars writerdirector and awardwinning documentarian brian mckenna, michael rudder, and future canadian prime minister justin trudeau who became the official liberal candidate for the papineau, quebec in april 2007 portraying his fifth cousin, twice removed, major talbot papineau. In our first episode, indy explains how the conflicts in. Learn more about the allies and the central powers, archdukes, emperors, winston churchill, franz ferdinand, wilhelm ii, soldiers, battles and of the life aside the.
The narrator was michael redgrave, with readings by marius goring, ralph. Alec baldwin full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. World war 1 the great war bbc documentary episode 8. Watch all episodes from britains great war on demand. Every other week, jesse alexander cover the important. It is the first episode 2014 of the great war, a youtube web series hosted by indy neidell. The first year of world war 1 l the great war ww1 summary part 2. The great war in numbers season 1 episode 6 endgame. The great war covering the entire first world war from 1914 to 1923 in real time the great war follows the events of the first world war in real time 100 years later. In 1915, france and britain struggle to keep up with the demand for shells and artillery, but germany the most modern industrial system in europe have no shortages, having smoothly switched over to war production and introduced the use of gas made by chemical factories. Millennia ago on aiur, the protoss, a race of powerful humanoids united by a psychic link, were uplifted by amon, a renegade xelnaga who. World war i was a horrendous military conflict sparked by the assassination of austrohungarian arch duke ferdinand and his wife sophie on june 28th, 1914 in sarajevo. Apr 09, 2017 the american experience documentary the great war, a threenight, sixhour production beginning monday on pbs, paints a detailed and entertaining picture of the years when america.
The pbs documentary tv series, the great war and the shaping of the 20th century, was first broadcast starting sunday night, nov. A historical recreation of canadas role in world war i, cast by descendants of the people who participated in it. Wilsons reelection and the declaration of war on germany, prompted by the zimmermann telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This playlist features every video by the great war in chronological order from week one to the last video. Ask students what they know about the great war 1914 1918.
Great war diaries reveals the simple human experience of 191418, unsullied by historical interpretation. Episode 2 dub the black card raki learns more about the harsh realities of the claymore way when a mysterious man tasks clare with killing a fellow. At the moment, we are covering the events in the aftermath of ww1 which wasnt the war to end all wars as people had hoped. Jun 26, 2012 the great war and the shaping of the 20th century, a kcetbbc coproduction in association with the imperial war museum, 1996. The great war covers the events exactly 100 years ago. With jet li, jason statham, nadine velazquez, john lone. The narrator was michael redgrave, with readings by marius goring, ralph richardson, cyril luckham, sebastian shaw and emlyn williams. Great britain during the war spent fully half of its war budget in the united states of america. The complete history of world war i makes a contribution to remedy that by taking an indepth, yearbyyear look at the war to end all wars. The great war covers the first world war from 1914 to 1923 in real time. The war is a sevenpart american television documentary miniseries about world war ii from the perspective of the united states. Explore americas tortured, nearly threeyear journey to war. With brian mckenna, justin trudeau, michael rudder, maxime cournoyer.
By january 1943, americans have been at war for more than a year. Classic bbc documentary series, first broadcast in 1964, narrated by sir michael redgrave and with the voices of sir ralph richardson and marius goring. From 20142018 the youtube channel covered the events of world war 1 week by week. When the bolsheviks took russia out of the war, millions of german and austrohungarian troops were freed up to attack britain and belgium, france and italy. The american experience documentary the great war, a threenight, sixhour production beginning monday on pbs, paints a detailed and entertaining picture of. Every thursday we explore what happened in the first world war between 1914 and 1918. The film stars writerdirector and awardwinning documentarian brian mckenna, michael rudder, and future canadian prime minister justin trudeau who became the official liberal candidate for the papineau, quebec in april 2007 portraying his fifth cousin, twice removed. The great war and the shaping of the 20th century, a kcetbbc coproduction in association with the imperial war museum, 1996. The germans, with their vast war machine, still occupy most of western europe, and the allies have not yet been able to agree on a.
Focusing on the period from august 4 to december 31, 1914, this episode relates the emotions and conditions that fueled the war efforts on all sides. However, today it is very difficult to find this film series anywhere. In our first episode, indy explains how the conflicts in europe spiraled into a world war. The program was produced by american filmmakers ken burns and lynn novick, written by geoffrey ward, and narrated primarily by keith david. The british produced world at war documentary series from the 1970s is considered the definitive history of the second world war and one the best documentaries of all time. Watch the great war american experience official site. Germany wanted to go to war with russia sooner than later, because it was a afraid of a strong czar. Noninterventionism at wars start, swings of public opinion, industrial production favoring the allies. The great war, also known as the first contact war and the first war was a destructive conflict fought between the protoss and zerg, ancient enemies both created by a progenitor race, the xelnaga, with several factions of terrans being caught in between.
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