World War I: The Complete Story

Episode 01

Summer at Sarajevo

Jul 20, 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.

Episode 02

Clash of the Generals

Jul 22, 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.

Episode 03

The Doomed Dynasties

Jul 23, 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.

Episode 04

Atrocity: 1914

Jul 24, 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.

Episode 05

They Sank the Lusitania

Jul 25, 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.

Episode 06

Verdun: The Inferno

Jul 26, 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.

Episode 07

Battle of Jutland

Jul 27, 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.

Episode 08

The Trenches

Jul 28, 1964 · 45 min

The Trenches

Episode 09

D-Day at Gallipoli

Jul 29, 1964 · 45 min

D-Day at Gallipoli

Episode 10

America the Neutral

Jul 30, 1964 · 45 min

America the Neutral

Episode 11

Wilson & War

Aug 1, 1964 · 45 min

Wilson & War

Episode 12

Revolution in Red

Aug 2, 1964 · 45 min

Revolution in Red

Episode 13

Year of Lost Illusions

Aug 3, 1964 · 45 min

Year of Lost Illusions

Episode 14

Behind German Lines

Aug 4, 1964 · 45 min

Behind German Lines

Episode 15

Over There

Aug 5, 1964 · 45 min

Over There

Episode 16

Over Here

Aug 6, 1964 · 45 min

Over Here

Episode 17

Daredevils and Dogfighters

Aug 7, 1964 · 45 min

Daredevils and Dogfighters

Episode 18

The Promised Lands

Aug 8, 1964 · 45 min

The Promised Lands

Episode 19

The Agony of Caporetto

Aug 9, 1964 · 45 min

The Agony of Caporetto

Episode 20

Tipperary & All That Jazz

Aug 10, 1964 · 45 min

Tipperary & All That Jazz

Episode 21

The Tide Turns

Aug 11, 1964 · 45 min

The Tide Turns

Episode 22

The Battle of the Argonne

Aug 12, 1964 · 45 min

The Battle of the Argonne

Episode 23

The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

Aug 13, 1964 · 45 min

The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

Episode 24

Wilson & Peace

Aug 14, 1964 · 45 min

Wilson & Peace

Episode 25

The Allies in Russia

Aug 15, 1964 · 45 min

The Allies in Russia

Episode 26

Heritage of War

Aug 16, 1964 · 45 min

Heritage of War

Episode 27

Extras

Aug 17, 1964 · 45 min

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