The Best Great War Documentaries

War & Military - 28 free documentaries about the great war.

Start with Archaeologists Uncover WW1 Relics Hidden in Melting Ice (52 min, Spark), then The Boys Sent To Fight In The Last Year Of WW1 (48 min, Timeline). All 28 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the great war is The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman.

• Archaeologists Uncover WW1 Relics Hidden in Melting Ice (52 min, Spark)
• The Boys Sent To Fight In The Last Year Of WW1 | The Last Voices of World War One (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Why Were People Keen To Volunteer To Fight In WW1? (51 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Grim Reality Of WW1 Front-Line Nurses & Doctors | The Last Voices of World War One (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Frontline Football Match Between Britain And Germany | WW1 Christmas Truce (51 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Belleau Wood: The US Marines' Bloodiest Conflict Of World War One | History Of Warfare (47 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How The Americans Entered World War One | Great War In Numbers (45 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Tragic True Story Of War Horse | War Horse (46 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• WW1: How Tension Between The Imperial Powers Started A War| The Great War In Numbers (45 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Great War: Firsthand Accounts From Inside The Trenches (50 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How Sir Arthur Currie Became World War I's Greatest General | The Great War With Norm Christie (52 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How The World Prepared For Trench Warfare | The Great War In Numbers (45 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Did WWI Propaganda Lead Millions To The Slaughter? | The Last Voices of WW1 (47 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• 1916: The Catastrophic Loss Of Life At The Somme | The Great War In Numbers (45 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Gruesome WW1 Trench Warfare Of Ypres Salient | The Great Underground War (45 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How a WWI Biplane Works (19 min, Animagraffs)
• 1917-1918: Fighting In The Desperate Last Years Of WW1 (52 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Red Baron: The Life & Death Of WW1's Legendary Fighter Ace (53 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Forced Labor Behind The WW1 Munitions Race | The Great War In Numbers (45 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• What Normal Life Was Like On The Home Front Of WW1 | The Great War In Numbers (45 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How To Recreate Livens Giant Flamethrower | Secret Weapon Of The Somme (46 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Physics of World War 1 Planes feat. The Great War Channel (11 min, Real Engineering)
• The Secret Aviation Legends Of WW1 | Pan Am: Crossing the Pacific (Part 1) (56 min, Wonder)
• How Incorrect Maps Caused The Biggest Disaster Of WW1 (44 min, Our History)
• Uncovering The Hidden Tunnel of WWI's Bloodiest Battle (48 min, Real Stories)
• WWI's Secret Weapon: The Livens Flame Projector (48 min, Real Stories)
• The Giant British Flamethrower Made For World War 1 | Secret Weapon Of The Somme (47 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• What Happened On The Western Front During Christmas 1914? (19 min, Our History)

Top-Rated Books About The Great War

1. The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
2. A World Undone by G. J. Meyer - View on Amazon
3. The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
4. Dreadnought by Robert K. Massie - View on Amazon
5. Laws, etc by Great Britain. (3.5/5) - View on Amazon