| Uniform Title |
WWI : The first modern war (Documentary television program) |
| Title |
WWI : the first modern war. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Shock Entertainment, ©2021. |
| ©2014. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (176 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Shock Entertainment : KAL5678B. |
| Originally broadcast in the United States on the History Channel 2014. |
| "Gas attacks. Air assaults. Tanks. Submarines. Death by technology." -- Cover. |
| Contents |
Armored beasts -- Clouds of death -- Massive air attacks -- Under water killers. |
| Credits |
Directed by Susan Werbe. |
| Summary |
This is the epic story of how The First World War changed the face of battle forever. This War was a war of "firsts", a transitional war from old style hand-to-hand combat with small guns and fixed bayonets and cavalry charges to high tech weaponry that are still features of present-day armed conflicts. "Firsts" include aerial bombardment of cities, epic tank battles, fight for control of the skies, development of submarines, chemical and bunker warfare. Troops who were bunkered down in vast trenches became overwhelmed by powerful new weapons, including tanks, submarines and the first blitz. World War 1 had horrible consequences - 15 million dead and 20 million injured. Through experts, eyewitness testimony, riveting archive and special recreations seamlessly blended into and archival background, each episode features the story of one of these weapons. This mini-series event will bring the legendary, unrecorded events of WWI to life to create a seamless account of how people born into a simpler age learned to deal with the "future shock" of rapid technological advances driven by the engine of total war. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
World War, 1914-1918 |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- History |
| History, Modern -- 20th century |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Battlefields |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns |
| World War, 1914-1918 Personal narratives. |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Equipment and supplies |
| Television series -- United States |
| Television programs, American |
| Genre |
Historical reenactments (Television programs) |
| Documentary television programs |
| War television programs |
| Nonfiction television programs |
| Other Names |
Werbe, Susan director. |
| Added Corporate Names |
History Channel (Television network) broadcaster. |
| Arts and Entertainment Network presenter. |
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