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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

Season 1Episode 4Aired 1996-12-01
Slaughter

Slaughter

The stories of the battles of Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele, three of World War One's most bloody encounters, using newsreel footage taken at the scene during a time when film was on the verge of becoming a major influence on the public's perception of warfare