Timewatch

Season 22, Episode 5

Episode Title: 1914: The War Revolution

Air Date: 2003-02-07

Overview:

The first action involving the British in the First World War was a cavalry skirmish - German lances against British swords. Within eight weeks, it was transformed into a bloody trench stalemate that would last for three years. Why did the whole nature of warfare change so dramatically during this one brief period?