ives ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁with ▁the ▁exclusive ▁film ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁battle fields ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁today , ▁studies ▁of ▁key ▁participants ▁and ▁weapon ry , ▁and ▁di ary ▁entries ▁and ▁letters ▁home ▁from ▁soldiers , ▁officers , ▁and ▁command ers . ▁ ▁ABC ▁Australia ▁comments ▁that : ▁ ▁Television ▁has ▁t ended ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁through ▁a ▁ve il ▁of ▁tears , ▁seeing ▁only ▁a ▁trag ic ▁waste ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁mud ▁of ▁Fland ers . ▁This ▁definit ive ▁series ▁stri ps ▁away ▁nin ety ▁years ▁of ▁my op ia ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁the ▁war ... ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁global ▁conflict ▁from ▁the ▁start , ▁involving ▁nations ▁in ▁every ▁continent ▁and ▁people ▁of ▁all ▁classes ▁and ▁races . ▁Using ▁fresh ▁archive ▁foot age ▁and ▁spe cially ▁shot ▁material ▁from ▁authentic ▁locations ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁countries , ▁the ▁multi - layer ed ▁series ▁demol ishes ▁myth s ▁and ▁answers ▁key ▁questions ▁from ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁to ▁its ▁bitter ▁end . ▁ ▁A ▁review ▁by ▁d O c ▁DVD ▁Review ▁states : ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁beautiful , ▁compreh ensive ▁look ▁at ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁events ▁and ▁people ▁are ▁relay ed ▁in ▁great ▁detail , ▁though ▁it ▁isn ' t ▁until ▁the ▁final ▁ten ▁minutes ▁that ▁the ▁document ary ▁takes ▁on ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁As ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁are ▁discussed , ▁from ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Vers a illes ▁to ▁the