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Seasons & Episodes

Season 122 episodes

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  1. 1.01The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the Great WarRate
  2. 1.02Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-PlanRate
  3. 1.03To Arms! - The Deployment of TroopsRate
  4. 1.04A New War with Old Generals - Carnage on the Western FrontRate
  5. 1.05The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of TannenbergRate
  6. 1.06Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of GaliciaRate
  7. 1.07Taxi To The Front - The First Battle of the MarneRate
  8. 1.08Welcome To The Dirt - The Beginning of Trench WarfareRate
  9. 1.09The Russian War Machine And The Race To The SeaRate
  10. 1.10Dying In The Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its TollRate
  11. 1.11Back For Christmas? - The Illusion Of A Short WarRate
  12. 1.12Learning From Napoleon - Russia, The Underestimated EnemyRate
  13. 1.13A War To End All Wars - Home Front PropagandaRate
  14. 1.14Fresh Meat - The Search For New RecruitsRate
  15. 1.15The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters The StageRate
  16. 1.16The Defensive War on the Western FrontRate
  17. 1.17The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power PlayRate
  18. 1.18Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for ResourcesRate
  19. 1.19Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers BelgradeRate
  20. 1.20The Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von SpeeRate
  21. 1.21The Raid on Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at IntimidationRate
  22. 1.22The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus SnowRate

Season 253 episodes

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  1. 2.01The Ottoman Disaster - The Battle of SarikamishRate
  2. 2.02In Dire Straits - Russia on Austro-Hungary's DoorstepRate
  3. 2.03Onwards! - The Western Front of Early 1915Rate
  4. 2.04Zeppelins Over England - New Inventions for the Modern WarRate
  5. 2.05All or Nothing - Winter Offensive in the CarpathiansRate
  6. 2.06Gas! - A New Horror on the BattlefieldRate
  7. 2.07Stopping Russia - Hindenburg's Final Offensive?Rate
  8. 2.08Hindenburg's Cunning Plan - A 2nd TannenbergRate
  9. 2.09Prelude to Gallipoli - Naval Bombardement of the DardanellesRate
  10. 2.10Playing with Fire - The First Flame ThrowerRate
  11. 2.11The Battle of Neuve-ChapelleRate
  12. 2.12A Slice of the Pie - Splitting Up the Middle EastRate
  13. 2.13The Fall of Przemysl - Changing Strategy on the Western FrontRate
  14. 2.14Showdown in the Dardanelles - Bulgaria Flirts with the Central PowersRate
  15. 2.15The Armenian GenocideRate
  16. 2.16Russia Fails in the Mountains - Basra FallsRate
  17. 2.17Gas on the Western Front - Baptism of Fire for CanadaRate
  18. 2.18The Sea Turns Red - Landing at GallipoliRate
  19. 2.19Sinking of the Lusitania - The Gorlice-Tarnów OffensiveRate
  20. 2.20The German Phalanx Chases RussiaRate
  21. 2.21The Battle of San River - Winston Churchill Gets FiredRate
  22. 2.22The New Alpine Front - Italy Joins World War 1Rate
  23. 2.23Artillery in World War 1 - The Key to SuccessRate
  24. 2.24Rex Warneford Destroys a Zeppelin - Austria Digs Into the MountainsRate
  25. 2.25Cavalry, Spies and CossacksRate
  26. 2.26The Austro-Hungarian Empire Strikes BackRate
  27. 2.27On the Move but going Nowhere - Optimism is Failing!Rate
  28. 2.28Adapt or Die - The Artillery BarrageRate
  29. 2.29The Tumbling Giant - Russia's Army on the Verge of CollapseRate
  30. 2.30Scorched Earth - Russia's retreat goes up in flames!Rate
  31. 2.31Russian Roulette - Germany Helps the BolsheviksRate
  32. 2.32Warsaw Falls - The Fokker Scourge BeginsRate
  33. 2.33The Ruse at Gallipoli and the Siege of KovnoRate
  34. 2.34Escalation at Sea - Russia Up Against the WallRate
  35. 2.35The Battle of Hill 60 - Lunatic Persistence in GallipoliRate
  36. 2.36The Western Front Awakens - The Tsar Takes OverRate
  37. 2.37The Socialists Call for Peace - But the Plans Do NotRate
  38. 2.38The State of World War 1 - As Reported by a Newspaper 100 Years AgoRate
  39. 2.39The German Occupation of Lithuania - Unrest in RussiaRate
  40. 2.40The Battle of Loos - New Offensives on the Western FrontRate
  41. 2.41Serbia Is Invaded Once Again - The Entente Lands in GreeceRate
  42. 2.42Learning Lessons from Loos - Bulgaria Enters the WarRate
  43. 2.43The Crime That Shook the World - The Execution of Edith CavellRate
  44. 2.44Russia Stems the Tide - Winter Is ComingRate
  45. 2.45The Third Battle of the Isonzo - French Despair on the Western FrontRate
  46. 2.46Serbia's Last Stand Against the Central PowersRate
  47. 2.47The Forgotten Front - World War 1 in LibyaRate
  48. 2.48Pride Comes Before the Fall - British Trouble in MesopotamiaRate
  49. 2.49The Serbian Exodus Through AlbaniaRate
  50. 2.50Britain on the Run - The Siege of Kut Al AmaraRate
  51. 2.51Despair and Mutiny on the Italian FrontRate
  52. 2.52The Beginning of the End - Evacuation at GallipoliRate
  53. 2.53Preparing for 1916 - The Year of BattlesRate

Season 352 episodes

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  1. 3.01Prelude to Verdun and the Road to the SommeRate
  2. 3.02The Invasion of Montenegro - The End of GallipoliRate
  3. 3.03The Fight for Montenegro & The Disaster of KutRate
  4. 3.04The Kaiser's Birthday - Hypocrisy in GreeceRate
  5. 3.05Germany Aims for Verdun - Russia Goes SouthRate
  6. 3.06The Generalissimo Goes ForthRate
  7. 3.07The Ghost of the Lusitania - Russia Takes ErzurumRate
  8. 3.08The Battle of Verdun - They Shall Not PassRate
  9. 3.09The US Arms Industry - The Fight for DouaumontRate
  10. 3.10Equilibrium of Carnage at Verdun - Portugal Joins the WarRate
  11. 3.11Battle of the Isonzo - Discord Among the Central PowersRate
  12. 3.12Russian Spring Offensive - Confusion at Fort VauxRate
  13. 3.13Verdun - A Nightmare to AnnexRate
  14. 3.14Zeppelins over Britain - Terror in the SkiesRate
  15. 3.15The Meat Grinder at Verdun - Brusilov's New PlanRate
  16. 3.16The Muddy Graves of Russia and KutRate
  17. 3.17Dividing Up the Middle East - The Sykes-Picot AgreementRate
  18. 3.18The British Surrender at Kut - Germany Restricts the U-BoatsRate
  19. 3.19The British Death March in MesopotamiaRate
  20. 3.20Conrad's Cunning Plan - Hiding in Plain SightRate
  21. 3.21Cutting Germany's Wings - The Dawn of the Air ForceRate
  22. 3.22The Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy vs. German Imperial NavyRate
  23. 3.23The Brusilov Offensive - The Arab RevoltRate
  24. 3.24What If - Two Pivotal Moments of World War 1Rate
  25. 3.25The Death of Max Immelmann - Haig's Final OffensiveRate
  26. 3.26British Artillery at the Somme - Brusilov Offensive ImplodesRate
  27. 3.27The Battle of the Somme - Brusilov on His OwnRate
  28. 3.28Meatgrinder at the Somme - Battle of Mametz WoodRate
  29. 3.29Australia's Darkest Hour - The Battle of FromellesRate
  30. 3.30Happy Birthday World War 1Rate
  31. 3.31Germany's Grandeur - Analyzing the War EffortRate
  32. 3.32Italy Breaks Through - Cadorna's TriumphRate
  33. 3.33Cadorna Snatches Defeat from the Jaws of VictoryRate
  34. 3.34The Five Nation Army - The Salonica Front EruptsRate
  35. 3.35Romania Joins the WarRate
  36. 3.36Fire in the Sky - Zeppelin Shot Down Over BritainRate
  37. 3.37Beasts of Steel - The First Tanks on the BattlefieldRate
  38. 3.38Manfred von Richthofen's First Victory - American Volunteers in WW1Rate
  39. 3.39Falkenhayn Crosses the Carpathians - The Battle of SibiuRate
  40. 3.40Douglas Haig's Fantasies Drown in MudRate
  41. 3.41Deadly Routine on the Italian Front - The 8th Battle of the IsonzoRate
  42. 3.42French Plans for Glory at Verdun - Romania Stops the GermansRate
  43. 3.43France Turns the Tide at VerdunRate
  44. 3.44War of Attrition on the Italian Front - The Ninth Battle of the IsonzoRate
  45. 3.45Charming the Poles - The Central Powers Look for New AlliesRate
  46. 3.46Heavy Action at the Somme - The Fight for MonastirRate
  47. 3.47The Death of Franz Joseph - The End of the SommeRate
  48. 3.48Romania on the Ropes - Reflections on the Battle of the SommeRate
  49. 3.49The Fall of Bucharest - Political Turmoil in RussiaRate
  50. 3.50The Mesopotamian Front Awakens - Joseph Joffre Gets SackedRate
  51. 3.51They Did Not Pass - The Battle of Verdun EndsRate
  52. 3.52Turmoil in Russia - The Assassination of RasputinRate

Season 452 episodes

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  1. 4.01The World at War 1917Rate
  2. 4.02No Peace for the WickedRate
  3. 4.03Fighting on Alpine Peaks - Call for Self DeterminationRate
  4. 4.04Nivelle's Spring Offensive - Royal Conspiracy in GreeceRate
  5. 4.05Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine WarfareRate
  6. 4.06Bulgaria Digs in at Doiran - The Final Blow Against the SenussiRate
  7. 4.07Russian Bombing on the Eastern Front - US Prisoners of WarRate
  8. 4.08Mechanised War in Mesopotamia - Toplica UprisingRate
  9. 4.09Conrad Loses His Job - Nivelle's CoupRate
  10. 4.10The Russian February Revolution 1917Rate
  11. 4.11The Tsar Abdicates - Baghdad FallsRate
  12. 4.12Kaiser Karl Wants Peace - The Sixtus AffairRate
  13. 4.13Lenin Wants to Take the Train - First Battle of GazaRate
  14. 4.14The United States Declares War on GermanyRate
  15. 4.15The Canadian Corps Takes Vimy Ridge - The Battle of ArrasRate
  16. 4.16The Nivelle Offensive - Carnage at the Chemin Des DamesRate
  17. 4.17The Battle of Doiran - Turmoil in the French ArmyRate
  18. 4.18The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle Gets FiredRate
  19. 4.19The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is RepelledRate
  20. 4.20Tenth Battle of the Isonzo River - Trotsky Arrives in PetrogradRate
  21. 4.21German Bombers Over Britain - Arab Revolt on the AdvanceRate
  22. 4.22French Mutinies - Tunnels Under Messines RidgeRate
  23. 4.23The Battle of Messines - Explosion Beneath Hill 60Rate
  24. 4.24Italian Mountain Warfare - The Espionage ActRate
  25. 4.25The Disillusionment of Lawrence of ArabiaRate
  26. 4.26Russia's New Offensive - The Russian Women's Battalion of DeathRate
  27. 4.27Turmoil in the Reichstag - The Kerensky OffensiveRate
  28. 4.28Operation Beach Party - Mustard Gas UnleashedRate
  29. 4.29July Days in Petrograd - Blood on the Nevsky ProspectRate
  30. 4.30Three Years of World War 1Rate
  31. 4.31The Battle of Passchendaele - Mutiny in the German NavyRate
  32. 4.32Despair EverywhereRate
  33. 4.33The Battle of Hill 70 - Mackensen Advances in RomaniaRate
  34. 4.34The 2nd Battle of Verdun - Lost Opportunities on the Isonzo RiverRate
  35. 4.35The Moscow State Conference - Black Sea RevolutionariesRate
  36. 4.36The Fall of Riga - 11th Battle of the Isonzo RiverRate
  37. 4.37Attempted Military Coup in Russia - The Kornilov AffairRate
  38. 4.38British Advance at PasschendaeleRate
  39. 4.39Battle of Polygon Wood - Betrayal at the Italian FrontRate
  40. 4.40Sabotage in the Desert - Battle of BroodseindeRate
  41. 4.41Operation Albion - Passchendaele Drowns in MudRate
  42. 4.42Operation Albion Concludes - Allied Failures in BelgiumRate
  43. 4.43The Battle of La Malmaison - Breakthrough at CaporettoRate
  44. 4.44Battle of Beersheba - Canadian Frustration - Balfour DeclarationRate
  45. 4.45The Russian October Revolution 1917Rate
  46. 4.46The End of Passchendaele - Fighting in PetrogradRate
  47. 4.47Tank Corps Unleashed - The Battle of CambraiRate
  48. 4.48All Quiet on the Eastern Front - Action in East AfricaRate
  49. 4.49Halifax Explosion - Peace in the East?Rate
  50. 4.50Jerusalem Surrenders - Bolsheviks Consolidate ControlRate
  51. 4.51The Armistice of Brest-LitovskRate
  52. 4.52Ludendorff Plans for a Spring OffensiveRate

Season 546 episodes

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  1. 5.01Machinations in the British High CommandRate
  2. 5.02Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen PointsRate
  3. 5.03Assassination Attempt on Lenin - Chaos in RomaniaRate
  4. 5.04Civil War in Finland and UkraineRate
  5. 5.05Strikes and MutinyRate
  6. 5.06Austro-Hungarian House of CardsRate
  7. 5.07No War, No Peace - Trotsky's GambleRate
  8. 5.08Operation Faustschlag - Germany Advances in the East AgainRate
  9. 5.09Ludendorff's Window of OpportunityRate
  10. 5.10Peace in the East - The Treaty of Brest-LitovskRate
  11. 5.11Allied Unified Command on the HorizonRate
  12. 5.12Kaiserschlacht - German Spring Offensive 1918Rate
  13. 5.13Backs to the Wall - All Eyes on AmiensRate
  14. 5.14Operation Michael Runs Out of BreathRate
  15. 5.15The Battle of La Lys - Operation GeorgetteRate
  16. 5.16Knocking Out the Hejaz RailwayRate
  17. 5.17The First Tank-on-Tank Battle in History - The Zeebrugge RaidRate
  18. 5.18Pershing Under Pressure - The End of La LysRate
  19. 5.19The Ostende Raid - Peace of BucharestRate
  20. 5.20RebellionRate
  21. 5.21Bombs Away - German Thirst for Caucasian OilRate
  22. 5.2250 Miles to Paris - Third Battle of the AisneRate
  23. 5.23The Battle of Belleau Wood BeginsRate
  24. 5.24The French Counter Attack at MatzRate
  25. 5.25Second Battle of the Piave RiverRate
  26. 5.26The Run for the Baku Oil FieldsRate
  27. 5.27The First Modern Battle - The Battle of HamelRate
  28. 5.28The Gardeners of Salonica Prepare a New OffensiveRate
  29. 5.292nd Battle of the Marne - Turning Point on the Western FrontRate
  30. 5.30Ludendorff's Last SwingRate
  31. 5.31Four Years of WarRate
  32. 5.32The Black Day of the German Army - The Battle of AmiensRate
  33. 5.33A Resounding Victory - German Morale PlummetsRate
  34. 5.34Over by Christmas? - Growing Allied ConfidenceRate
  35. 5.35The American First Army Gears Up - Germany RetreatsRate
  36. 5.36Red Terror in Soviet RussiaRate
  37. 5.37The Battle of Saint-MihielRate
  38. 5.38Allied Breakthroughs in Palestine and MacedoniaRate
  39. 5.39The Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Bulgarian CollapseRate
  40. 5.40Germany's Reckoning - Bulgarian ArmisticeRate
  41. 5.41The Hindenburg Line Breaks - The Lost Battalion ReturnsRate
  42. 5.42The Battle of the Selle - Ludendorff ResignsRate
  43. 5.43Italy Attacks - The Battle of Vittorio VenetoRate
  44. 5.44Austria-Hungary Disintegrates - The Ottoman Empire Leaves the WarRate
  45. 5.45Revolution in Germany - Armistice in AustriaRate
  46. 5.46Armistice - But Peace?Rate

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