Following the Battles of Mons and Le Cateau the already near exhausted British Expeditionary Force, who had been marching and fighting for six days without a break , embarked on a nine day epic march across France. They headed back to the safety of the far side River Marne south of Paris rather than to the traditional haven of British Armies – the Channel Ports.The BHTV team of historians and battlefield guides take us to the scene of some sharp rear guard actions fought during the Retreat from Mons including the great cavalry actions at Cerizy and Nery, where the mounted British soldier established domination of his German counterpart. As they travel the highways and byways of France they analyze the decisions made by the commanders in that fog of war that together spelt the end of the Schlieffen Plan and set conditions for the 'miracle of the Marne'.

England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973)...

The story of the Trotta family during the rise and fall of the Austrian-Hungary empire. Based upon t...

Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian ...

Professor Niall Ferguson argues that Britain's decision to enter the First World War was a catastrop...
A family suffers greatly during the First World War.

Four battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.

Joint montage of the first three silent films about Švejk: Good Soldier Švejk (1926, director: Karel...

Celebrating the end of World War II and liberation of their city, a group of students is set on hold...

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipo...

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody...

A war. Two friends. Chaos will reign.

Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusale...

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military ...

A widower maintains a memorial room filled with his late wife's belongings. When fire destroys it, h...

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieute...

The events in Sarajevo in June 1914 are the backdrop for a thriller directed by Andreas Prochaska an...

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated wi...

With Jean-Baptiste at the front, Louise takes care of Bébé with the help of Uncle Pierre. The lette...