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Best in its Class...
I cannot praise this series enough. Remarkably complete and ultimately absorbing, this series does for WWI what "World At War" (1973) did for WWII. Every installment is a fascinating, up-close and comprehensive examination of the often complex elements and participants fighting in the world's first truly "modern war." Special attention is paid to specific details that most other series leave out; for example, the role of the Ottoman Turks, the significant naval battles between Germany and Great Britain, the battles in the Middle East, and the contributions of the British Commonwealth soldiers from across the Empire. It makes the old CBS series narrated by Robert Ryan a mere footnote and PBS's politically-correct "The Great War" resemble something of a mere amateur documentary filmmaker. Can a excellent documentary compel you to read more on the subject? Well, this one certainly can. This series makes WWI a most fascinating subject worthy of further study and analysis. We need more first-class documentary series like this. Kudos to Johnathan Lewis and Channel 4 for putting together such a superb series.

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Excellent purchase
I purchased this series and I have to say that this was one of the best purchases I've made. The series is very complete and detailed. I am a history buff and I thought I knew all the reasons why and how regarding the world and the First World War, but this series was even more detailed and complete than others I have viewed. I highly recommend this series to anyone.

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The best available
I found the series itself was full of interesting details. Someone had gone to considerable trouble to make sure that the facts were properly checked. <
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>I also was quite surprised at the quality of much of the film. I did not realize that so much good film was available. It was well put together too. <
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>What I did think is that too much was said about the British experience. I would liked to have seen more on the French, Austro-Hungary and Eastern Fronts in particular Russian and the Austro-Hungary where some of the deadliest fighting of the war took place. A better discussion of the weapon systems. A better analysis of the tactical problems faced by both sides. <
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>I would also have liked more about the killings of Armenians. The situation in Palestinian. Japanese part in the conflict. Not because these are so relevant to the war as such but because of its major impact these events had later. <
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>I suppose you could say that I wanted another 4 DVDs in say an expansion pack to this series. <
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>Overall you could say that I am recommending this documentary because its the best available not because of its own qualities. This war needs better.