The technical innovation that led to the birth of the tank, tales from the grandsons of the Guernsey soldier who travelled all over the 
world and the factory in Grimsby that supplied the frontline in jam.

WW1 At Home 19 - Tank Trials & Making Jam for the Frontline

The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.

History

Society & Culture

How did WW1 change America's place in the world? Jonathan Dimbleby presents a public debate from the US Library of Congress in Washington

USA: Isolationism

How did technological and industrial development revolutionise World War One? The tank, gas, flame throwers, Zeppelins were like nothing that had been experienced before.

Germany: The Waging of War

A century ago a shot rang out in Sarajevo which set the world on a path to war. How did the peace made after WW1 influence the ethnic conflicts in the region during the 1990s?

Sarajevo: Nationalism

How did World War One change the face of the Middle East? And, how did this seismic and controversial period shape the century to follow?

Jordan: Redrawing the Middle East

What drove men to volunteer to fight during World War One? What drove them to the edge of sanity when they got there?

WW1 At Home 19 - Tank Trials & Making Jam for the Frontline

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