The First World War - Season 1 - Eps 6: Breaking the Deadlock (1915-1917)
Attrition, "lions led by donkeys", the slaughter only ceasing for a brief truce one Christmas - old, mistaken views of the war on the Western Front. In fact there was constant tactical evolutions; hundreds of generals died in action; some men adopted a system of "Live and Let Live", with countless informal local truces.
About The First World War
Title: The First World War
First Air Date: 2003-09-20
Last Air Date: 2003-11-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 10
Network: Channel 4
Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
Production Companies: Wark Clements, Hamilton Film Partnership
Synopsis
This ten-part docuseries tells the comprehensive story of the First World War, featuring excerpts written by Winston Churchill, Karen Blixen, Georges Clémenceau, David Lloyd George, Siegfried Sassoon and Rudolf Hess.
Cast
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Self
Marie of Romania
Self
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Lewis
Self - Narrator
