The First World War S01E02 · Under the Eagle (1914-1915)

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The first months of the war on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous; casualty rates were higher than with later trench warfare. The Germans were halted by the Allies at the Battle of the Mame, fell back to high ground and dug in. The Allies followed suit.

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1. 1 1. To Arms (1914)2003-09-20 · 1h 0mThe First World War shaped the twentieth century. It sparked the Russian Revolution, and it launched America as a world power. The fault-line from its failed peace settlement led t
2. 2 2. Under the Eagle (1914-1915)2003-09-27 · 1h 0mThe first months of the war on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous; casualty rates were higher than with later trench warfare. The Germans were halted by the Allies a
3. 3 3. Global War (1914-1916)2003-10-04 · 1h 0mWar for Europe meant war for the world. Germany gambled that Britain might risk everything to protect her Empire - even victory on the Western Front. So, to divert British resource
4. 4 4. Jihad (1914-1916)2003-10-11 · 1h 0mThe Ottoman Empire, Germany's ally, summoned all Muslims to Jihad - holy war - to overthrow Allied power in the Middle East. They proved a formidable foe, as the Allies found to th
5. 5 5. Shackled to a Corpse (1914-1916)2003-10-18 · 1h 0mAs the Germans and Austrians clashed with The Russians on the bitter Eastern Front, Italy became embroiled in a terrible slaughter.
6. 6 6. Breaking the Deadlock (1915-1917)2003-10-25 · 1h 0mAttrition, "lions led by donkeys", the slaughter only ceasing for a brief truce one Christmas - old, mistaken views of the war on the Western Front. In fact there was constant tact
7. 7 7. Blockade (1916-1917)2003-11-01 · 1h 0mThe war at sea was every bit as bitter as the war on land. The battle at Jutland proved inconclusive but the U-Boat menace threatened Britain as never before. Meanwhile, America en
8. 8 8. Revolution (1917)2003-11-08 · 1h 0mThe effect of the Great War shattered nations, inspired mass mutinies by desperate troops, caused great upheaval on the home front and changed the world forever.
9. 9 9. Germany's Last Gamble (1918)2003-11-15 · 1h 0mOver one million German troops were committed to Kaiserschlacht - the last great offensive of the war - while conflict still raged on many other fronts.
10. 10 10. War Without End (1918- )2003-11-22 · 1h 0mThe dramatic Allied victory at Amiens led to victory in just 100 days - and the signing of a bitterly-resented peace, while other nations stumbled towards their own ceasefire agree