The Necessary War (2014)
• February 25th, 2014 • 1h 0min
Documentary
Overview
In a single documentary to mark the 100-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War, Sir Max Hastings presents the argument that although it was a great tragedy, far from being futile, the First World War was completely unavoidable.
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