The War Zone - The Great War: The Story of WWI - Parts 1 & 2

On June 29, 1914, Serbian anarchist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand and triggered the cataclysmic event that would come to be known as World War I. Sweeping away the last vestiges of the 19th-century, the Great War ushered in an era of modernity that collapsed empires and created nations; spelled the beginning of the end of colonialism; and marked the first use of powerful new weaponry such as tanks, airplanes, machine guns, and submarines. Part of THE WAR ZONE series, this documentary uses voiceover narration and archival footage to delve into the epochal war that changed the course of history.