The Great War (2014)

Episodes

1. 1 1. Bloodier Than Verdun? Winter Battles on the Eastern Front 19152026-01-16 · 23mThe first four months of 1915 witnessed a titanic struggle on the Eastern Front, in East Prussia, the Carpathians, Bukovina, and at Przemysl. Both sides suffered staggering casualt
2. 2 2. US Empire: American Expansionism In the WW1 Era2026-02-13 · 1h 32mBy the late 19th century the US stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic. From the 1890s though, a new wave of American expansion began that resulted in a vast over
3. 3 3. The Massive Forgotten Offensives of 19152026-03-13 · 24mBy the spring of 1915, the Western Front had bogged down into trench warfare. Allied offensives tried to break the deadlock in spring and fall 1915. The fall offensives were among
4. 4 4. Harsher Than Versailles: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 19182026-04-24 · 17mOn March 3, 1918 the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) and Bolshevik Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, ending the First World War
5. 5 5. Why the Allies Lost the Battle of Gallipoli 19152026-05-08 · 26mOn April 25, 1915 Australian, British, New Zealand and French forces landed at the mouth of the Dardanelles to capture the Gallipoli peninsular and march on Constantinople. But the
6. 6 6. Outbreak of the Russian Civil War 1917-182026-06-12 · 21mFollowing the Bolshevik takeover, the communist government under Vladimir Lenin wanted to end Russia's participation in the First World War, transform the country and carry the rev
7. 7 7. Why Italy Joined WW1 in 19152026-07-10 · 22mWhen war broke out in 1914, Italy decided to remain neutral, even though it was part of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary. In Spring 1915 Italy joined the Allied
8. 8 8. Fall of Serbia: Balkan Campaign 19152026-08-14 · 22mAustria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia was one of the reasons for the outbreak of the First World War. But by Fall 1915 the Habsburg Empire had still not defeated thei
9. 9 9. The End of WW1 and the Russian Civil War2026-09-11 · 22mThe Russian Civil War saw dramatic escalation as the other fronts of the First World War saw and end in the fighting. New countries across Eastern Europe tried to defend their inde
10. 10 10. 1915 - The Deadliest Year of WW1?2026-10-09 · 2h 56m1915 was the first full year of the First World War and it expanded the carnage to new fronts and saw massive battles along the ones from 1914. The Western Front turned into an ent