Documentary using dramatic reconstructions to tell the story of the First World War based on the letters and journals of those who lived through it, revealing tales of personal tragedy, love, happiness, pain and grief. In the first edition, a Scottish auxiliary nurse accompanies the British Army to Belgium, a young Cossack girl follows her father into battle and a German woman endures the untimely death of her only son. A French boy witnesses his country under occupation, while a German schoolgirl is forbidden from using French words in class.
