Doomsday: World War I

Doomsday: World War I

Doomsday: World War I

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Doomsday: World War I

2012- 2012

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

7.3(3 votes)

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War & Politics

Overview

The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how did some key figures of WWII fare in the earlier war?

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4 members

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Christian Brückner

Erzähler

Christian Brückner

Acting

Sönke Neitzel

Selbst - Historiker

Sönke Neitzel

Acting

Ian Kershaw

Selbst - Historiker

Ian Kershaw

Acting

Tim Pigott-Smith

Narrator - English Release

Tim Pigott-Smith

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