The Great War Diaries

The Great War Diaries

Documentary 2014

When war broke out in Europe in July 1914, people on all sides believed it would be over by Christmas. Little could they know just how wrong they were. A seemingly petty conflict in Bosnia soon snowballed into the first truly global conflict. This was a new kind of war, fought with means and techniques never seen before.

Documentary 2014

Starring Michaël Fitoussi, Antoine de Prekel, Megan Gay

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

The stories of fourteen different people experiencing the beginning of the first World War in Europe in the summer of 1914.

50 min · 6 Nov 2017
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

The conflict in Europe becomes the first modern world war in history.

50 min · 7 Nov 2017
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Assistants fly in to support medics struggling to care for the growing number of injured patients.

45 min · 8 Nov 2017

Michaël Fitoussi

Louis Barthas
Antoine de Prekel

Yves Congar
Megan Gay

Ethel Cooper
Jacopo Menicagli

Vincenzo d' Aquila
Jonas Leonhardi

Ernst Jünger

About

The Great War Diaries

DOCUMENTARY

When war broke out in Europe in July 1914, people on all sides believed it would be over by Christmas. Little could they know just how wrong they were. A seemingly petty conflict in Bosnia soon snowballed into the first truly global conflict. This was a new kind of war, fought with means and techniques never seen before.

Information

Studio: BBC
Released: 2014
Region of Origin: Germany

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom), English, French, German, Russian
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)