The First World War : the complete series /

The First World War : the complete series / WW 1 the complete series World War 1 the complete series a Wark Clements, Hamilton Films production in association with Target Entertainment Group and Channel 4 ; series produced and directed by Marcus Kiggell and [other four] ; series narrated and produced by Jonathan Lewis. - 3 videodiscs (500 min.) : sound, color, with black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally broadcast on the Military Channel in 2003. Based on the book by Hew Strachan.

To arms ; Under the eagle ; Global war ; Jihad -- Shackled to a corpse ; Breaking the deadlock ; Blockade ; Revolution -- Germany's last gamble ; War without end. Disc 1. Episodes 1-4. Disc 2. Episodes 5-8. Disc 3. Episodes 9-10.

Film editor, Colin Goudie ; music, Orlando Gough. Film editor, Colin Goudie ; music, Orlando Gough.

Narrated by Jonathan Lewis.

The popular view of the First World War is dominated by cliche. Young soldiers were led to ghastly deaths in muddy wastes on the Western Front by incompetent generals for reasons that were seemingly futile. And although cliches are not necessarily lies, they are, at best, a selective view of the truth.


DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) ; Dolby Digital stereo.


English subtitled for the SDH; closed-captioned.

1417240113 9781417240111

741952747796

EOE-DV-7477 Entertainment One


Strachan, Hew--Film adaptations.


World War, 1914-1918.


Television mini-series.
Documentary television programs.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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