The Great War

Season 2 Episode 43: "The Crime That Shook the World" - The Execution of Edith Cavell - Week 65

Edith Cavell was a British nurse serving in a nursing school in occupied Belgium. She was executed by the Germans for treason and espionage in Brussels. Her death and the surrounding atrocity propaganda caused a public outcry all over the world. At the same time the First World War continued like never before. The Third Battle of the Isonzo didn't bring a decision between Austria-Hungary and Italy, in Gallipoli the troops were slowly withdrawn and the the Champagne offensive of the French army was still in full swing.

Genre:

Documentary, War & Politics

Seasons:

13

Episodes:

348

Cast:

Indy Neidell

Quality:

HD

Duration:

9 min

First Air:

2014

Rating:

9.3