* The First World War (2014)

The First World War is a 10-part 2003 Channel 4 TV series based on the book of the same name by Oxford Professor Hew Strachan. The series was narrated and produced by Jonathan Lewis, and was directed by Corina Sturmer, Marcus Kiggell, and Simon Rockell.

This is the high definition version republished in 2014 by the BBC.

Episode 1: To Arms
The war's pattern was set early by Austro-Hungarian atrocities against Serbian civilians.

Episode 2: Under the Eagle
The first months of the war on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous.

Episode 3: Global War
A look at the global implications of the war, particularly on the African continent.

Episode 4: Jihad
The Ottoman Empire summoned Muslims to Jihad to overthrow Allied power in the Middle East.

Episode 5: Shackled to a Corpse
The war on the Eastern Front initiated many horrors of 20th-century warfare.

Episode 6: Breaking the Deadlock
This part covers the battle on the Western Front from 1915-17.

Episode 7: Blockade
The British responded to German submarines in the North Sea with a blockade of Europe.

Episode 8: Revolution
How governments, fearing unrest at home, set about fomenting revolution among the enemy.

Episode 9: Germany's Last Gamble
In March 1918, the Germans launched a massive offensive on the Western Front.

Episode 10: War without End
The final part explores the war's last months, the armistice and the Treaty of Versailles.