The Road to War (The End of an Empire)

The Road to War (The End of an Empire) (2014)

January 1st, 20140h 52min

Documentary, History, War
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Overview

"The Road to War" uses elaborate and fascinating computer-generated recreations and archives never seen before to examine how the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was used by the Austro-Hungarian Empire to start a war against Serbia. The film investigates how this regional conflict involving the Central Powers and the Triple Entente escalated to become "World War I", a war with more than 17 million dead and More than 20 million injured.


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