The Great War documents the first World wide conflict; from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the armistice on 11th November 1918. In between millions perished at Ypres Verdun the Somme and globally. It saw the introduction of the tank the airplane submarine warfare and the use of poison gas; and on the home front the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the first air raids. 1916 saw the carnage increase to new levels. In February the Germans began their assault on the forts at Verdun. In the East the Russians launched the Brusilov Offensive whilst... the British initiated the Battle of the Somme with terrible loss of life for little gain. At sea the dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy and German High Seas Fleet clashed at Jutland in the war's one substantial sea battle. [show more]
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Part of the documentary series looking at the course of the First World War. This volume looks at the events of 1916, when the construction of vast trench networks had made it almost impossible for either side to gain the advantage. This was also the year dominated by two of the most destructive battles in history, with the French bogged down in the fortress of Verdun, and with the British committed to the horrific fighting on the Somme.
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