The World War I Soldier: Foot Soldier

They were sent by the millions to wage a war that ranged across a continent. They were armed with weapons the likes of which had never been seen. They fought the first modern war, and often, they had to make up the rules as they went along. The men who fought the First World War occupy a unique place in the history of combat. They were the first to employ and face weapons like poison gas and the machine gun. In trenches that ranged for miles, they battled not just the enemy, but disease, malnutrition and the elements. FOOT SOLDIER: WORLD WAR I is a gripping look at the ordinary soldiers who fought in this global war. Go into the trenches alongside the Kaiser's soldiers, and stand beside the French and English infantrymen who opposed them. And march with the American "doughboys" as they finally entered the conflict. First person accounts, photos and rare footage from the front bring home the horror and heroism of the "War to End All Wars".