The Great War: Week by Week 100 Years Later
(07/28/2014–11/11/2018)WarHistory
10 min
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Episodes
S01E01
Week 1: The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the Great War
S01E02
Week 2: Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan
S01E03
Week 3: To Arms! Deployment of Troops
S01E04
Week 4: A New War With Old Generals - Carnage on the Western Front
S01E05
Week 5: The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg
S01E06
Week 6: Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia
S01E07
Week 7: Taxi to the Front - The First Battle of the Marne
S01E08
Week 8: Welcome to the Dirt - The Beginning of Trench Warfare
S01E09
Week 9: The Russian War Machine and the Race to the Sea
S01E10
Week 10: Dying in the Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll
S01E11
Week 11: Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short War
S01E12
Week 12: Learning from Napoleon - Russia, The Underestimated Enemy
S01E13
Week 13: A War to End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda
S01E14
Week 14: Fresh Meat - The Search for New Recruits
S01E15
Week 15: The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage
S01E16
Week 16: The Defensive War on the Western Front
S01E17
Week 17: The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play
S01E18
Week 18: Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for Resources
S01E19
Week 19: Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade
S01E20
Week 20: The Naval Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee
S01E21
Week 21: The Raid on Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation
S01E22
Week 22: The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus Snow
S02E01
Week 23: The Ottoman Disaster - The Battle of Sarikamish
S02E02
Week 24: In Dire Straits - Russia on Austro-Hungary's Doorstep
S02E03
Week 25: Onwards! - The Western Front of Early 1915
S02E04
Week 26: Zeppelins Over England - New Inventions for the Modern War
S02E05
Week 27: All or Nothing - Winter Offensive in the Carpathians
S02E06
Week 28: Gas! - A New Horror on the Battlefield
S02E07
Week 29: Stopping Russia - Hindenburg's Final Offensive?
S02E08
Week 30: Hindenburg's Cunning Plan - A 2nd Tannenberg
S02E09
Week 31: Prelude to Gallipoli - Naval Bombardement of the Dardanelles
S02E10
Week 32: Playing With Fire - The First Flame Thrower
S02E11
Week 33: The Battle of Neuve-Chapelle
S02E12
Week 34: A Slice of The Pie - Splitting Up The Middle East
S02E13
Week 35: The Fall of Przemyśl - Changing Strategy on the Western Front
S02E14
Week 36: Showdown in the Dardanelles - Bulgaria Flirts with the Central Powers
S02E15
Week 37: The Armenian Genocide
S02E16
Week 38: Russia Fails in the Mountains - Basra Falls
S02E17
Week 39: Gas on the Western Front - Baptism of Fire for Canada
S02E18
Week 40: The Sea Turns Red - Gallipoli Landings
S02E19
Week 41: Sinking of the Lusitania & The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive
S02E20
Week 42: The German Phalanx Chases Russia
S02E21
Week 43: The Battle of San River - Winston Churchill Gets Fired
S02E22
Week 44: The New Alpine Front - Italy Joins World War 1
S02E23
Week 45: Artillery in World War 1 - The Key to Success
S02E24
Week 46: Rex Warneford Destroys a Zeppelin - Austria Digs into the Mountains
S02E25
Week 47: Cavalry, Spies and Cossacks
S02E26
Week 48: The Austro-Hungarian Empire Strikes Back
S02E27
Week 49: On the Move but Going Nowhere - Optimism Is Failing!
S02E28
Week 50: Adapt or Die - The Artillery Barrage
S02E29
Week 51: The Tumbling Giant - Russia's Army on the Verge of Collapse
S02E30
Week 52: Scorched Earth - Russia's Retreat Goes Up in Flames!
S02E31
Week 53: Russian Roulette - Germany Helps the Bolsheviks
S02E32
Week 54: Warsaw Falls - The Fokker Scourge Begins
S02E33
Week 55: The Ruse at Gallipoli and the Siege of Kovno
S02E34
Week 56: Escalation at Sea - Russia Up Against the Wall
S02E35
Week 57: The Battle of Hill 60 - Lunatic Persistence in Gallipoli
S02E36
Week 58: The Western Front Awakens - The Tsar Takes Over
S02E37
Week 59: The Socialists Call for Peace - But the Plans Do Not
S02E38
Week 60: The State of World War 1 - As Reported by a Newspaper 100 Years Ago
S02E39
Week 61: The German Occupation of Lithuania - Unrest in Russia
S02E40
Week 62: The Battle of Loos - New Offensives on the Western Front
S02E41
Week 63: Serbia Is Invaded Once Again - The Entente Lands in Greece
S02E42
Week 64: Learning Lessons From Loos - Bulgaria Enters the War
S02E43
Week 65: The Crime That Shook the World - The Execution of Edith Cavell
S02E44
Week 66: Russia Stems the Tide - Winter Is Coming
S02E45
Week 67: The Third Battle of the Isonzo - French Despair on the Western Front
S02E46
Week 68: Serbia's Last Stand Against the Central Powers
S02E47
Week 69: The Forgotten Front - World War 1 in Libya
S02E48
Week 70: Pride Comes Before the Fall - British Trouble in Mesopotamia
S02E49
Week 71: The Serbian Exodus Through Albania
S02E50
Week 72: Britain on the Run - The Siege of Kut Al Amara
S02E51
Week 73: Despair and Mutiny on the Italian Front
S02E52
Week 74: The Beginning of the End - Evacuation at Gallipoli
S02E53
Week 75: Preparing for 1916 - The Year of Battles
S03E01
Week 76: Prelude to Verdun and the Road to the Somme
S03E02
Week 77: The Invasion of Montenegro - The End of Gallipoli
S03E03
Week 78: The Fight for Montenegro & The Disaster of Kut
S03E04
Week 79: The Kaiser's Birthday - Hypocrisy in Greece
S03E05
Week 80: Germany Aims for Verdun - Russia Goes South
S03E06
Week 81: The Generalissimo Goes Forth
S03E07
Week 82: The Ghost of the Lusitania - Russia Takes Erzurum
S03E08
Week 83: The Battle of Verdun - They Shall Not Pass
S03E09
Week 84: The US Arms Industry - The Fight for Douaumont
S03E10
Week 85: Equilibrium of Carnage at Verdun - Portugal Joins the War
S03E11
Week 86: Battle of the Isonzo - Discord Among the Central Powers
S03E12
Week 87: Russian Spring Offensive - Confusion at Fort Vaux
S03E13
Week 88: Verdun - A Nightmare to Annex
S03E14
Week 89: Zeppelins over Britain - Terror in the Skies
S03E15
Week 90: The Meat Grinder at Verdun - Brusilov's New Plan
S03E16
Week 91: The Muddy Graves of Russia and Kut
S03E17
Week 92: Dividing Up The Middle East - The Sykes-Picot Agreement
S03E18
Week 93: The British Surrender at Kut - Germany Restricts the U-Boats
S03E19
Week 94: The British Death March in Mesopotamia
S03E20
Week 95: Conrad's Cunning Plan - Hiding in Plain Sight
S03E21
Week 96: Cutting Germany's Wings - The Dawn of the Air Force
S03E22
Week 97: The Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy vs. German Imperial Navy
S03E23
Week 98: The Brusilov Offensive - The Arab Revolt
S03E24
Week 99: What If - Two Pivotal Moments of World War 1
S03E25
Week 100: The Death of Max Immelmann - Haig's Final Offensive
S03E26
Week 101: British Artillery at the Somme - Brusilov Offensive Implodes
S03E27
Week 102: The Battle of the Somme - Brusilov on His Own
S03E28
Week 103: Meatgrinder at the Somme - Battle of Mametz Wood
S03E29
Week 104: Australia's Darkest Hour - The Battle of Fromelles
S03E30
Week 105: Happy Birthday World War 1
S03E31
Week 106: Germany's Grandeur - Analyzing the War Effort
S03E32
Week 107: Italy Breaks Through - Cadorna's Triumph
S03E33
Week 108: Cadorna Snatches Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
S03E34
Week 109: The Five Nation Army - The Salonica Front Erupts
S03E35
Week 110: Romania Joins the War
S03E36
Week 111: Fire in the Sky - Zeppelin Shot Down Over Britain
S03E37
Week 112: Beasts of Steel - The First Tanks on the Battlefield
S03E38
Week 113: Manfred von Richthofen's First Victory - American Volunteers in WW1
S03E39
Week 114: Falkenhayn Crosses The Carpathians - The Battle of Sibiu
S03E40
Week 115: Douglas Haig's Fantasies Drown in Mud
S03E41
Week 116: Deadly Routine on the Italian Front - The 8th Battle of the Isonzo
S03E42
Week 117: French Plans for Glory at Verdun - Romania Stops the Germans
S03E43
Week 118: France Turns the Tide at Verdun
S03E44
Week 119: War of Attrition on the Italian Front - The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo
S03E45
Week 120: Charming the Poles - The Central Powers Look for New Allies
S03E46
Week 121: Heavy Action at the Somme - The Fight for Monastir
S03E47
Week 122: The Death of Franz Joseph - The End of the Somme
S03E48
Week 123: Romania on the Ropes - Reflections on the Battle of the Somme
S03E49
Week 124: The Fall of Bucharest - Political Turmoil in Russia
S03E50
Week 125: The Mesopotamian Front Awakes - Joseph Joffre Gets Sacked
S03E51
Week 126: They Did Not Pass - The Battle of Verdun Ends
S03E52
Week 127: Turmoil in Russia - The Assassination of Rasputin
S04E01
Week 128: The World at War 1917
S04E02
Week 129: No Peace for the Wicked
S04E03
Week 130: Fighting on Alpine Peaks - Call for Self Determination
S04E04
Week 131: Nivelle's Spring Offensive - Royal Conspiracy in Greece
S04E05
Week 132: Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
S04E06
Week 133: Bulgaria Digs in at Doiran - The Final Blow Against the Senussi
S04E07
Week 134: Russian Bombing on the Eastern Front - US Prisoners of War I
S04E08
Week 135: Mechanised War in Mesopotamia - Toplica Uprising
S04E09
Week 136: Conrad Loses His Job - Nivelle's Coup
S04E10
Week 137: The Russian February Revolution 1917
S04E11
Week 138: The Tsar Abdicates - Baghdad Falls
S04E12
Week 139: Kaiser Karl Wants Peace - The Sixtus Affair
S04E13
Week 140: Lenin Takes the Train - First Battle of Gaza
S04E14
Week 141: The United States Declares War on Germany
S04E15
Week 142: The Canadian Corps Takes Vimy Ridge - The Battle of Arras
S04E16
Week 143: The Nivelle Offensive - Carnage at the Chemin Des Dames
S04E17
Week 144: The Battle of Doiran - Turmoil in the French Army
S04E18
Week 145: The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle Gets Fired
S04E19
Week 146: The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is Repelled
S04E20
Week 147: Tenth Battle of the Isonzo River - Trotsky Arrives in Petrograd
S04E21
Week 148: German Bombers over Britain - Arab Revolt on the Advance
S04E22
Week 149: French Mutinies - Tunnels Under Messines Ridge
S04E23
Week 150: The Battle of Messines - Explosion Beneath Hill 60
S04E24
Week 151: Italian Mountain Warfare - The Espionage Act
S04E25
Week 152: The Disillusionment of Lawrence of Arabia
S04E26
Week 153: Russia's New Offensive - The Russian Women's Battalion of Death
S04E27
Week 154: Turmoil in the Reichstag - The Kerensky Offensive
S04E28
Week 155: Operation Beach Party - Mustard Gas Unleashed
S04E29
Week 156: July Days in Petrograd - Blood on the Nevsky Prospect
S04E30
Week 157: Three Years of World War 1
S04E31
Week 158: The Battle of Passchendaele - Mutiny in the German Navy
S04E32
Episode 159: Despair Everywhere
S04E33
Week 160: The Battle of Hill 70 - Mackensen Advances in Romania
S04E34
Week 161: The 2nd Battle of Verdun - Lost Opportunities on the Isonzo River
S04E35
Week 162: The Moscow State Conference - Black Sea Revolutionaries
S04E36
Week 163: The Fall of Riga - 11th Battle of the Isonzo River
S04E37
Week 164: Attempted Military Coup in Russia - The Kornilov Affair
S04E38
Week 165: British Advance at Passchendaele
S04E39
Week 166: Battle of Polygon Wood - Betrayal at the Italian Front
S04E40
Week 167: Sabotage in the Desert - Battle of Broodseinde
S04E41
Week 168: Operation Albion - Passchendaele Drowns in Mud
S04E42
Week 169: Operation Albion Concludes - Allied Failures in Belgium
S04E43
Week 170: The Battle of La Malmaison - Breakthrough at Caporetto
S04E44
Week 171: Battle of Beersheba - Canadian Frustration - Balfour Declaration
S04E45
Week 172: The Russian October Revolution 1917
S04E46
Week 173: The End of Passchendaele - Fighting in Petrograd
S04E47
Week 174: Tank Corps Unleashed - The Battle of Cambrai
S04E48
Week 175: All Quiet on the Eastern Front - Action in East Africa
S04E49
Week 176: Halifax Explosion - Peace in the East?
S04E50
Week 177: Jerusalem Surrenders - Bolsheviks Consolidate Control
S04E51
Week 178: The Armistice of Brest-Litovsk
S04E52
Week 179: Ludendorff Plans for a Spring Offensive
S05E01
Week 180: Machinations in the British High Command
S05E02
Week 181: Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
S05E03
Week 182: Assassination Attempt on Lenin - Chaos in Romania
S05E04
Week 183: Civil War in Finland and the Ukraine
S05E05
Week 184: Strikes and Mutiny
S05E06
Week 185: Austro-Hungarian House of Cards
S05E07
Week 186: No War, No Peace – Trotsky's Gamble
S05E08
Week 187: Operation Faustschlag - Germany Advances in the East Again
S05E09
Week 188: Ludendorff's Window of Opportunity
S05E10
Week 189: Peace in the East - The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
S05E11
Week 190: Allied Unified Command on the Horizon
S05E12
Week 191: Kaiserschlacht - German Spring Offensive 1918
S05E13
Week 192: Backs to the Wall - All Eyes on Amiens
S05E14
Week 193: Operation Michael Runs Out of Breath
S05E15
Week 194: The Battle of La Lys - Operation Georgette
S05E16
Week 195: Knocking Out the Hejaz Railway
S05E17
Week 196: The First Tank-on-Tank Battle in History - The Zeebrugge Raid
S05E18
Week 197: Pershing Under Pressure - The End of La Lys
S05E19
Week 198: The Ostende Raid - Peace of Bucharest
S05E20
Week 199: Rebellion
S05E21
Week 200: Bombs Away - German Thirst for Caucasian Oil
S05E22
Week 201: 50 Miles to Paris - Third Battle of the Aisne
S05E23
Week 202: The Battle of Belleau Wood Begins
S05E24
Week 203: The French Counter Attack at Matz
S05E25
Week 204: Second Battle of the Piave River
S05E26
Week 205: The Run for the Baku Oil Fields
S05E27
Week 206: The First Modern Battle - The Battle of Hamel
S05E28
Week 207: The Gardeners of Salonica Prepare a New Offensive
S05E29
Week 208: 2nd Battle of the Marne - Turning Point on the Western Front
S05E30
Week 209: Ludendorff's Last Swing
S05E31
Week 210: Four Years of War
S05E32
Week 211: The Black Day of the German Army - The Battle of Amiens
S05E33
Week 212: A Resounding Victory - German Morale Plummets
S05E34
Week 213: Over By Christmas? - Growing Allied Confidence
S05E35
Week 214: The American First Army Gears Up - Germany Retreats
S05E36
Week 215: Red Terror in Soviet Russia
S05E37
Week 216: The Battle of Saint-Mihiel
S05E38
Week 217: Allied Breakthroughs in Palestine and Macedonia
S05E39
Week 218: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Bulgarian Collapse
S05E40
Week 219: Germany's Reckoning - Bulgarian Armistice
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Week 220: The Hindenburg Line Breaks - The Lost Battalion Returns
S05E42
Week 221: The Battle of the Selle - Ludendorff Resigns
S05E43
Week 222: Italy Attacks - The Battle of Vittorio Veneto
S05E44
Week 223: Austria-Hungary Deisintegrates - The Ottoman Empire Leaves the War
S05E45
Week 224: Revolution in Germany - Armistice in Austria
S05E46
Week 225: Armistice - But Peace?