Some damn fool thing in the Balkans will likely trigger the next Great War in Europe. - Otto von Bismarck, German Chancellor That damn fool thing was the assassination of the Austrian Arch Duke, Francis Ferdinand, and his wife. The bullets that took their lives mobilized 60 million soldiers, launching the largest, bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen. It was called the Great War, The War to End War and the world is still paying the price for this conflict today. War to End War is a remarkable 7 hour programme which looks at some of the key events in this mammoth struggle that shaped the 20th century. Through rare actual battle footage and candid archive veteran interviews War to End War takes you through some of the main events spread over the four years of the most costly war in human history. This fascinating look at WWI gives you an insight into the horrors of trench warfare and the devastating use of sustained artillery bombardment on the frontline troops. World War I also witnessed the use of airplanes, tanks, poisonous gas and the destructive malice of the use of U-boats all too devastating effect. You will go over the top and witness carnage on the battlefields of Europe and Russia, take to the skies in the world s first air war and ride into battle in the deployment of tanks on the battlefields of the western front. The War to End War is an impressive and condensed account of the history behind some of the key events that defined the First World War.