AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: "THE GREAT WAR"
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
MINISERIES PREMIERE: Part 1 of 3. This three-part American History documentary looks back 100 years and just beyond, to America’s initially reluctant involvement in what eventually came to be known as World War I. Before there was a WWII, this global conflict was called “The Great War.” Most people know that. What you may not know, in this study focusing largely on the U.S. arguments for and against military intervention at the time, how freakishly similar our current events are to these not-so-current ones. For a full review, see David Hinckley’s All Along the Watchtower. Check local listings.