Documentary
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War & Politics

The Aces' War

One month after the outbreak of World War I, Paris is bombarded by German airplanes. Parisians witness a whole new type of warfare. Five pilots from France, Germany, and Britain take us into the world of the greatest "flying aces" of the First World War.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

La Guerre des as

First Air Date

November 10, 2018

Last Air Date

November 10, 2018

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Language

French

Production Companies

ARTEIndigenes Productions

Networks

ARTE

1917-1918
S01E02

1917-1918

World War I is the mark of a major new innovation in warfare: airplanes capable of high speed raids, bombing and shooting from the air, spying, and backing up ground troops. But the planes of that era were flown with little in the way of instrumentation. Brave and daring men flew them, often to the point of recklessness. This episode introduces us to the great flying aces of World War I.

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