World War I: The Complete Story

Summer at Sarajevo

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.

Jul 20, 1964

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.

Jul 22, 1964

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.

Jul 23, 1964

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.

Jul 24, 1964

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.

Jul 25, 1964

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.

Jul 26, 1964

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.

Jul 27, 1964

The Trenches

The Trenches

Jul 28, 1964

D-Day at Gallipoli

D-Day at Gallipoli

Jul 29, 1964

America the Neutral

America the Neutral

Jul 30, 1964

Wilson & War

Wilson & War

Aug 1, 1964

Revolution in Red

Revolution in Red

Aug 2, 1964

Year of Lost Illusions

Year of Lost Illusions

Aug 3, 1964

Behind German Lines

Behind German Lines

Aug 4, 1964

Over There

Over There

Aug 5, 1964

Over Here

Over Here

Aug 6, 1964

Daredevils and Dogfighters

Daredevils and Dogfighters

Aug 7, 1964

The Promised Lands

The Promised Lands

Aug 8, 1964

The Agony of Caporetto

The Agony of Caporetto

Aug 9, 1964

Tipperary & All That Jazz

Tipperary & All That Jazz

Aug 10, 1964

The Tide Turns

The Tide Turns

Aug 11, 1964

The Battle of the Argonne

The Battle of the Argonne

Aug 12, 1964

The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

Aug 13, 1964

Wilson & Peace

Wilson & Peace

Aug 14, 1964

The Allies in Russia

The Allies in Russia

Aug 15, 1964

Heritage of War

Heritage of War

Aug 16, 1964

Extras

Aug 17, 1964