WW1: The Great War in Numbers

This film tells the story of the First World War through the staggering numbers behind it, from vast armies to unprecedented casualties. Beginning with the shots at Sarajevo that set empires marching, it uses data to reveal the scale of a conflict that reshaped the world. It shows how industrial might and imperial ambition combined to produce slaughter on a scale never seen before. Clear and striking, it makes the enormity of the Great War tangible. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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