On The Western Front: The Great War 1914 - 1918

Description

A centenary collector's set containing four DVDs along with a highly illustrated book, examining the most major brutal conflict of World War IUnderstanding World War I is crucial to understanding the history of the 20th century, to the present day. This book and DVD set provides a detailed explanation of why war broke out and how technology and tactics developed throughout the conflict, and determined which battles were won and lost and how these were crucial to its outcome. The book contains more than 100 images and maps of the Western Front. The discs include more than five hours of rare and unseen footage for the first time on DVD, including WWI 1914-1918, Battle of La Marne, The Battle of The Somme, and The Battle of Verdun.

Michael Lepinehas written35 books and has worked extensively in television programming. For many years the editor of the Aviation & Military Video Club, he was instrumental in bringing rare archival film footage to the public for the very first time."