After Germany makes an all-out push to take Paris, America is forced to make hard decisions that will either break the Allies or turn the tide of war. Key regiments known as Big Red One and The Harlem Hellfighters help pave the way to a hard-fought victory--and a new American century.
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Title: The Great War
Premiered: 2024
IMDB Link: NA
TVMaze Link: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/76749/the
Episode Link: https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2852756/the
Genre: War / History
Type: Documentary
User Rating: NA
Country: US
Language: English
Network: History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2024
Airdate: 2024-05-28
Plot: The Great War is a four-hour cinematic documentary covering
U.S. involvement in World War I in the critical year of 1918. After three
years of horrific battle in the trenches of France and Belgium, the Allies
are on the verge of collapse and Germany the cusp of victory. The United
States is forced to rapidly train, arm, and ship millions of young soldiers
overseas to Europe for the first time.Our story follows General John J
Pershing, leader of the American Expeditionary Force, who is charged with
training and deploying an army almost from scratch; Michael B. Ellis, a
young man fighting with the Army's soon to be legendary Big Red One; and
Horace Pippin and Henry Johnson, brave African American soldiers whose
courage in battle helped their regiment be christened the Harlem
Hellfighters.The Great War weaves together the stories of these four men to
tell one story: how an isolationist America reluctantly entered World War I
and emerged a global power
