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The Great War
The Great War

The Great War

(2014)
NR
9.5/10
2 votes
July 28, 2014

Overview

Network

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Keywords

1914 - Europe Goes To War

1914 - Europe Goes To War

22 EpisodesAir Date: July 28, 2014

After the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the following events today known as the July Crisis, the European powers go to war. The Entente and the Central Powers mobilise their armies for a war that is supposed to be over by Christmas.

1915 - Stalemate

1915 - Stalemate

53 EpisodesAir Date: January 1, 2015

The war was supposed to be over by Christmas 1915 but instead of peace, 1915 brings ever more escalation. The Ottoman Empire and Italy join the war, gas warfare is introduced and the Eastern Front sees huge battles between Russia, German and Austria-Hungary.

1916 - The Year of Battles

1916 - The Year of Battles

52 EpisodesAir Date: January 7, 2016

2 years after the start of the war, three of the biggest battles of human history are fought simultaneously: The Russian Brusilov Offensive, the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Verdun cause over 4,000,000 casualties. And still there is no end in sight.

1917 - The Year of Revolutions

1917 - The Year of Revolutions

52 EpisodesAir Date: January 5, 2017

The war gets bigger and bigger as the USA and several other countries join the war. At the same time Russia is drowning in revolutions and pulling out of the war.

1918 - The Year of Breakthroughs

1918 - The Year of Breakthroughs

46 EpisodesAir Date: January 4, 2018

Even after 3 1/2 years of war, the waring nations still gear for bigger and bigger offensives that will finally bring and end to "the war to end all wars".

1919

1919

22 EpisodesAir Date: February 13, 2019

No overview available for this season.

1920

1920

23 EpisodesAir Date: January 20, 2020

No overview available for this season.

Season 8

Season 8

23 EpisodesAir Date: January 16, 2021

No overview available for this season.

Season 9

Season 9

12 EpisodesAir Date: January 21, 2022

No overview available for this season.

Season 10

Season 10

10 EpisodesAir Date: January 20, 2023

No overview available for this season.

Season 11

Season 11

15 EpisodesAir Date: February 9, 2024

No overview available for this season.

Season 12

Season 12

6 EpisodesAir Date: January 10, 2025

No overview available for this season.