World War I: The Complete Story

Season 1

1964 · 27 episodes · 20h 15m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Summer at Sarajevo

   20 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   SUMMER AT SARAJEVO: Hopes for a new century of peace and progress die with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo. The great powers mobilize and seem unable or unwilling to stop the march to war.

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   2. Clash of the Generals

   22 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   CLASH OF THE GENERALS: All of Europe has become an armed camp. Now the maneuvers become real as Germany and her allies strike in both the East and West. The first World War has begun.

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   3. The Doomed Dynasties

   23 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   DOOMED DYNASTIES: Take a look at the royal families of Europe along with the military and political leaders whose plans and mistakes would soon engulf Europe in war. Related to each other by blood and marriage, the majority of these dynasties will not survive the war they will soon bring on.

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   4. Atrocity: 1914

   24 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   ATROCITY 1914: The German Army sweeps into neutral Belgium, drawing Great Britain into a war it does not want to fight. As the small B.E.F. lands in Europe, the Germans leave a swath of destruction in their wake.

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   5. They Sank the Lusitania

   25 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   THEY SANK THE LUSITANIA: On the seas there is a new weapon, the submarine. German U-boats sink hundreds of ships, including the Lusitania, in an effort to blockade England. The new tactics of unrestricted submarine warfare add propaganda fuel to the fire of American public opinion.

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   6. Verdun: The Inferno

   26 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   VERDUN, THE INFERNO: No one battle came to represent the fury and bloody attrition of World War I better than the siege of Verdun. Amid the explosions and mud, the French and German Armies fought each other to an impasse. Thousands died at Verdun, and in the end, little had changed.

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   7. Battle of Jutland

   27 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   BATTLE OF JUTLAND: When the war began, England claimed supremacy on the seas, but the German High Seas Fleet sought to challenge British control. The fleets would clash in the only one great action at sea, the Battle of Jutland.

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   8. The Trenches

   28 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   The Trenches

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   9. D-Day at Gallipoli

   29 Jul 1964 · 45 min

   D-Day at Gallipoli

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    10. America the Neutral

    30 Jul 1964 · 45 min

    America the Neutral

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    11. Wilson & War

    1 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Wilson & War

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    12. Revolution in Red

    2 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Revolution in Red

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    13. Year of Lost Illusions

    3 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Year of Lost Illusions

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    14. Behind German Lines

    4 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Behind German Lines

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    15. Over There

    5 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Over There

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    16. Over Here

    6 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Over Here

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    17. Daredevils and Dogfighters

    7 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Daredevils and Dogfighters

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    18. The Promised Lands

    8 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    The Promised Lands

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    19. The Agony of Caporetto

    9 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    The Agony of Caporetto

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    20. Tipperary & All That Jazz

    10 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Tipperary & All That Jazz

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    21. The Tide Turns

    11 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    The Tide Turns

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    22. The Battle of the Argonne

    12 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    The Battle of the Argonne

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    23. The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

    13 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

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    24. Wilson & Peace

    14 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Wilson & Peace

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    25. The Allies in Russia

    15 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    The Allies in Russia

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    26. Heritage of War

    16 Aug 1964 · 45 min

    Heritage of War

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    27. Extras

    17 Aug 1964 · 45 min