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The Great War (2014)

July. 28,2014

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The Great War

2014

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 12 : 2025

10 Episode

Episode 1 - Was Germany Really Starved Into Surrender in WW1?

January. 10,2025

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Episode 2 - Battle for Gaza 1917: The Palestinian Campaign of WW1

February. 14,2025

Episode 3 - The Irish Wars 1919-1923

March. 14,2025

Episode 4 - The Most Pointless Battle of WW1? - Passchendaele 1917

April. 11,2025

Episode 5 - Russia's Great Retreat 1915

May. 09,2025

In May 1915, the Central Powers launched one of the greatest offensive operations of the First World War. The armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary planned to smash their way through Russia lines and tip the strategic balance in their favor. The result was one of the biggest and bloodiest campaigns of the war, known today as the Great Russian Retreat.

Episode 6 - The Spanish-American War 1898

June. 13,2025

In the last years of the 19th century, tension was building in the Caribbean. American newspapers were filled with grisly reports of Spanish atrocities against the people of Cuba struggling for independence. US businessmen and expansionist politicians also saw practical opportunities in Spain’s struggles: great power status and an empire for the United States. It’s the Spanish-American War.

Episode 7 - Why Did the US Enter WW1?

July. 11,2025

In early 1917, the United States was still neutral in the First World War. Meanwhile, German leaders were getting desperate – if they couldn’t find a way to break the war of attrition on the Western Front, the Allies would probably defeat them. The result was multiple gambles that staked everything on a quick victory with the risk of drawing the US into the war.

Episode 8 - The First Poison Gas Attack of WW1: 2nd Battle of Ypres 1915

August. 15,2025

By April 1915, the Western Front was mired in trench warfare. Germany’s new Chief of Staff, General Erich von Falkenhayn, didn’t think his army could break the deadlock, and Germany needed to help struggling Austro-Hungarian forces in the East. Before the Germans turned against Russia though, they decided to attack in the West to keep the Allies off balance. They chose to strike at the vulnerable Ypres Salient – and they would support the coming offensive with a weapon their enemies had never seen.

Episode 9 - Why Did the First World War Break Out?

September. 13,2025

In the late 19th and early 20th century the great European powers were entangled in a series of escalating crises and wars. Each successive crisis brought the world one step closer to the outbreak of the First World War.

Episode 10 - 1917: Turning Point of WW1

October. 10,2025

Both the Entente and the Central Powers didn't achieve a breakthrough in 1916. 1917 would bring dramatic changes on all fronts with new weapons, tactics, two Russian Revolutions and more.

Seasons 11 : 2024

15 Episode

Seasons 10 : 2023

10 Episode

Seasons 9 : 2022

12 Episode

Seasons 8 : 2021

23 Episode

Seasons 7 : 2020

23 Episode

Seasons 6 : 2019

22 Episode