Flashback: The First World War

2014 | 80 minutes | 9.0 ★ (1)

Flashback: The First World War
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    A collection of 2 minute documentaries that tell not only the historical facts of WW1, but also the stories of those most involved and others greatly affected by the day to day events. The deadly serious to more light-hearted, this has it all compiled from the vast resources of the Imperial War Museum.

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    01 January 2014

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