Doomsday: World War I

Doomsday: World War I

2012 1 Seasons ⭐ 7.3
Documentary War & Politics

The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how did some key figures of WWII fare in the earlier war?

Seasons

1. The Fall of Man

2012-09-18 • ⭐ 6.0

Montgomery and Hitler: two WWII leaders who participated in the start of the conflict that would define the first half of the 20th century – WWI. Like so many others, they go into…

2. Purgatory

2012-09-25 • ⭐ 6.0

In March 1916 at the battle of Verdun, Captain Charles De Gaulle is wounded by a bayonet and forced to surrender to German forces. It’s a bitter moment for the battle-hardened off…

3. Battle of Nations

2012-10-02 • ⭐ 6.0

In August and September 1918 the German Army suffers defeat after defeat, overwhelmed by Allied superiority in supplies, men and machinery – a crushing experience for a devout nat…

Top Cast

Christian Brückner
Christian Brückner
Sönke Neitzel
Sönke Neitzel
Ian Kershaw
Ian Kershaw
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith

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