Brothers at War

★ 8.0•2020•1 Seasons•ANIME

DocumentaryWar & Politics

A look back at a cruel conflict, the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), which changed the political geography of Europe and sowed the seeds of a deep antagonism between France and Germany that culminated in two world wars. Excerpts from the diaries of the witnesses, photographs and painted panoramas tell the truth about a forgotten war.

Top Cast

Hans Henrik Wöhler

Self - Narrator (voice)

Julie d'Andurain

Self - Historian

Daniel Schönpflug

Self - Historian

Robert Tombs

Self - Historian

Michael Epkenhans

Self - Historian

Laurent Thurnherr

Self - Historian

Karine Varley

Self - Historian

Christine Krüger

Self - Historian

Episodes

Season:

1. A Parisienne's Memoirs of War

52m

Geneviève Bréton, a 20-year-old woman belonging to the Parisian intellectual bourgeoisie, recounts in her diary the siege of the city from September 1870 to January 1871.

Aired: 2/18/2020

2. William Howard Russell, War Photographer

52m

Considered one of the first war correspondents, the British journalist William Howard Russell was sent to the Prussian General Staff by the London Times to cover the war. From the Battle of Bazeilles in August 1870 until the proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles after the French defeat in January 1871, his observations depict the cruelty of the conflict for both military and civilians.