Apocalypse

An investigation into the beginnings of the conflict known as `The War to End All Wars', including the overall impact of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914.

Russia and Germany clash in the Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914, France defeats the German army in the Battle of the Marne, and colonial troops join the global conflict.

After 16 months of fighting, neither side has gained any ground until a new machine is introduced, the tank.

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia becomes the first emperor to fall in the conflict and the United States enters the war as mutinies break out on both sides.

The end of the war draws near as the overwhelming number of American troops and their allies swing the conflict decisively away from Germany.

Summer 1945. The victorious nations celebrate a return to peace. But behind the scenes of global reconstruction, a more drawn-out, insidious confrontation is in the making between those who were formerly allies. The West is concerned about Stalin's growing power in the East.