Timewatch · SEASON 22

1914: The War Revolution

Episode 5 · 2003-02-07

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  • Documentary

Episode overview

The first action involving the British in the First World War was a cavalry skirmish - German lances against British swords. Within eight weeks, it was transformed into a bloody trench stalemate that would last for three years. Why did the whole nature of warfare change so dramatically during this one brief period?

50 minutes

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