World War I: The Complete Story - S1 E1

2. Clash of the Generals

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.

3. The Doomed Dynasties

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.

4. Atrocity: 1914

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.

5. They Sank the Lusitania

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.

6. Verdun: The Inferno

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.

7. Battle of Jutland

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.

8. The Trenches

The Trenches

9. D-Day at Gallipoli

D-Day at Gallipoli

10. America the Neutral

America the Neutral

11. Wilson & War

Wilson & War

12. Revolution in Red

Revolution in Red

13. Year of Lost Illusions

Year of Lost Illusions

14. Behind German Lines

Behind German Lines

15. Over There

Over There

16. Over Here

Over Here

17. Daredevils and Dogfighters

Daredevils and Dogfighters

18. The Promised Lands

The Promised Lands

19. The Agony of Caporetto

The Agony of Caporetto

20. Tipperary & All That Jazz

Tipperary & All That Jazz

21. The Tide Turns

The Tide Turns

22. The Battle of the Argonne

The Battle of the Argonne

23. The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

24. Wilson & Peace

Wilson & Peace

25. The Allies in Russia

The Allies in Russia

26. Heritage of War

Heritage of War

27. Extras