Introduction

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

This series tells 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.

Outline of Episode 6

The numbers will favoured one side, then the other in 1918. When the Bolsheviks took Russia out of the war, millions of German and Austro-Hungarian troops were freed up to attack Britain and Belgium, France and Italy. But across the Atlantic, America was training an army of two-million men. The German commanders, Hindenburg and Ludendorff, knew that if they didn’t achieve victory in 1918, they faced defeat in 1919. In 100 days what had looked like a German victory was turned into defeat, and Germany’s politicians were forced to ask for an armistice. The blood-letting …

The Great War in Numbers Series

• Episode 01: The March to War.
• Episode 02: Weapons of War.
• Episode 03: Descent in Hell.
• Episode 04: The Home Front.
• Episode 05: Total War.
• Episode 06: Endgame.

Production & Filming Details

• Narrator: John Heffernan.
• Released Date: 08 November 2017 (UK).
• Running time: 270 minutes (total running time).
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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