Plot Synopsis

Using over 500 hours of archival footage -- much of it previously unseen amateur film, now completely colorized -- and narration based on letters, diaries and books written during the war, APOCALYPSE: WWI traces the journeys of the civilians and soldiers who fought for survival in this unprecedented period in history. This series moves from the trenches in the North of France to the lesser-known fronts of Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Palestine and the Arabian deserts where millions of soldiers from the five continents perish or suffer wounds of the flesh and mind. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I -- when Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914 -- AHC: American Heroes Channel premiered the first of this series' five episodes on Monday, July 28, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT.