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The Great War and the shaping of the 20th century / Warner Home Video ; KCET/BBC co-production in association with the Imperial War Museum ; series producer, Carl Byker ; co-producer, David Mrazek ; written by Blaine Baggett & Carl Byker & Jay Winter.

LIBRA VHS D521 .G74 1998 v.1-4
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Byker, Carl, screenwriter, producer, editor.
Mrazek, David, producer.
Baggett, Blaine, screenwriter.
Winter, J. M., screenwriter.
Jens, Salome, narrator.
Daring, Mason, composer.
Warner Home Video (Firm), producer.
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.), producer.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, producer.
Imperial War Museum (Great Britain), producer.
PBS Home Video, distributor.
Herman V. Ames Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
World War, 1914-1918.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
War films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
4 videocassettes (464 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
1/2 in.
polychrome
Other Title:
Great War and the shaping of the twentieth century
Place of Publication:
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [1998]
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
System Details:
VHS.
analog
magnetic
VHS
Summary:
The Great War, the World War of 1914 to 1918, was the first major catastrophy of the 20th century. Never had so many nations taken up arms at a single time nor had the battlefield ever been so vast. Nearly everyone suffered and became a soldier in one way or another.
Contents:
v. 1. Explosion ; Stalemate
v. 2. Total war ; Slaughter
v. 3. Mutiny ; Collapse
v. 4. Hatred and hunger ; War without end.
Participant:
Narrator, Salome Jens.
Credits:
Director of photography, Mitch Wilson ; ; music, Mason Daring ; historical advisors, Arthur Barbeau ... et al. ; edited by Carl Byker, David Mrazek, Stosh Jarecki.
Notes:
Originally broadcast on PBS television, 1996.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Herman V. Ames Fund.
Contains:
Explosion
Stalemate
Total war
Slaughter
Mutiny
Collapse
Hatred and hunger
War without end
ISBN:
0780623088
9780780623088
0780623045
9780780623040
0780623053
9780780623057
0780623061
9780780623064
078062307X
9780780623071
OCLC:
40809492
Publisher Number:
B3755--B3759 PBS Home Video

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