Brave Little Belgium

The four-part documentary series tells the full story of Belgium in the First World War from August 1914 to November 1918. The series deals with the war in all its aspects: civil, military, occupation, technical and medical developments, refugees, etc. It shows the impact of the war in our modern society and tells the historical story of the First World War in a contemporary way, including with the help of drones for aerial photography, CGI and 3D animation.

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Created By

Mark De Geest

Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Brave Little Belgium

First Air Date

August 5, 2014

Last Air Date

August 26, 2014

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

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Production Companies

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S01E04

An Expensive Peace

New weapons appear on the battlefield: planes, flamethrowers, tanks, U-boats! At the field hospitals, radiography and plastic surgery are introduced. In 1918 the American troops come to massively reinforce the allies. On the 11th of November 1918 the French and the Germans sign the truce. The Spanish Flue kills 40 to 70 million people worldwide. In Versaille the map of Europe is redesigned: 4 empires cease to exist. Belgium is destroyed. In Maritime Flanders the battlefields are being cleaned up and 1000's of casualties are being buried in more than 160 military graveyards.

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