Raconte-moi la Grande Guerre

Professor at Oberlin College, Leonard Smith recounts the origins of World War I that has left about nine million dead and twenty million wounded.

The Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the conflict on June 28, 1919, redefined the borders of certain countries.

Some 420,000 Canadians will cross the Atlantic to take part in one of the world's greatest military conflicts.

This episode looks back at French-Canadian participation in the First World War.

Mélanie Morin-Pelletier, from the Canadian War Museum, recounts how communications between families and soldiers fighting at the front were carried out.

Bruno Cabanes, a professor at Ohio State University, explains the role played by women during World War I.

The First World War gave rise to numerous inventions. New, more powerful and more deadly technologies were introduced, which explains why so many people lost their lives in this conflict.