Series · 2020
Brothers at War
The series
A look back at a cruel conflict, the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), which changed the political geography of Europe and sowed the seeds of a deep antagonism between France and Germany that culminated in two world wars. Excerpts from the diaries of the witnesses, photographs and painted panoramas tell the truth about a forgotten war.
Episodes
Season 1 · 3 episodes · 2020
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Episode 118 Feb 202052m
A Parisienne's Memoirs of War
Geneviève Bréton, a 20-year-old woman belonging to the Parisian intellectual bourgeoisie, recounts in her diary the siege of the city from September 1870 to January 1871.
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Episode 211 Feb 202052m
William Howard Russell, War Photographer
Considered one of the first war correspondents, the British journalist William Howard Russell was sent to the Prussian General Staff by the London Times to cover the war. From the Battle of Bazeilles in August 1870 until the proclamation o…
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Episode 325 Feb 202052m
The Diaries of a Prussian Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Bronsart von Schellendorff greatly contributed to the success of the army of the Prussian King William I. He also led the preliminary negotiations for the surrender of the French in Sedan. In his secret war diary, h…
Cast
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