14: Diaries of the Great War

When war broke out in Europe in 1914, most people thought the conflict would be over by Christmas; they could not imagine how wrong they were. An attack in Sarajevo ended up becoming a snowball that swept the world: a new kind of warfare had begun, waged with techniques and means never seen before. By November 1918, ten million people had died and the political map of the planet had been redrawn.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	14 - Tagebücher des Ersten Weltkriegs
First Air Date	April 29, 2014
Last Air Date	May 13, 2014
Seasons	1
Episodes	8
Episode Runtime	53min
Language	English, French, German, Russian
Original Language	German
Production Countries	Germany, France, Canada, Netherlands, Austria, United Kingdom
Production Companies	CTVC AB Productions FAIR & UGLY Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Cwmni Da Film Option International Les Films d'Ici NTR NDR SWR ORF WDR LOOKSfilm VPRO
Networks	ARTE ARTE

S01E08

The Tipping Point

While his father is sent to Germany for forced labour, Yves Congar lives through the end of the war in his cellar. Ernst Jünger returns to Germany when revolution breaks out in his country. Too old for active service, Charles Edward Montague was asked to organise photo shoots of German prisoners for the American press. Marina Yurlova spent her 18th birthday in a Red Army prison as the civil war raged. On 5 October 1918, Elfriede Kuhr hears for the first time at school about the possibility of defeat...

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