The Great War: Week by Week 100 Years Later - All Episodes

Season 1

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E01Week 1: The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the Great WarJul 28, 2014
S01E02Week 2: Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-PlanAug 7, 2014
S01E03Week 3: To Arms! Deployment of TroopsAug 14, 2014
S01E04Week 4: A New War With Old Generals - Carnage on the Western FrontAug 21, 2014
S01E05Week 5: The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of TannenbergAug 28, 2014
S01E06Week 6: Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of GaliciaSep 4, 2014
S01E07Week 7: Taxi to the Front - The First Battle of the MarneSep 11, 2014
S01E08Week 8: Welcome to the Dirt - The Beginning of Trench WarfareSep 18, 2014
S01E09Week 9: The Russian War Machine and the Race to the SeaSep 25, 2014
S01E10Week 10: Dying in the Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its TollOct 2, 2014
S01E11Week 11: Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short WarOct 9, 2014
S01E12Week 12: Learning from Napoleon - Russia, The Underestimated EnemyOct 16, 2014
S01E13Week 13: A War to End All Wars - Home Front PropagandaOct 23, 2014
S01E14Week 14: Fresh Meat - The Search for New RecruitsOct 30, 2014
S01E15Week 15: The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the StageNov 6, 2014
S01E16Week 16: The Defensive War on the Western FrontNov 13, 2014
S01E17Week 17: The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power PlayNov 20, 2014
S01E18Week 18: Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for ResourcesNov 27, 2014
S01E19Week 19: Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers BelgradeDec 4, 2014
S01E20Week 20: The Naval Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von SpeeDec 11, 2014
S01E21Week 21: The Raid on Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at IntimidationDec 18, 2014
S01E22Week 22: The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus SnowDec 25, 2014

Season 2

EpisodeNameAirdate
S02E01Week 23: The Ottoman Disaster - The Battle of SarikamishJan 1, 2015
S02E02Week 24: In Dire Straits - Russia on Austro-Hungary's DoorstepJan 8, 2015
S02E03Week 25: Onwards! - The Western Front of Early 1915Jan 15, 2015
S02E04Week 26: Zeppelins Over England - New Inventions for the Modern WarJan 22, 2015
S02E05Week 27: All or Nothing - Winter Offensive in the CarpathiansJan 29, 2015
S02E06Week 28: Gas! - A New Horror on the BattlefieldFeb 5, 2015
S02E07Week 29: Stopping Russia - Hindenburg's Final Offensive?Feb 12, 2015
S02E08Week 30: Hindenburg's Cunning Plan - A 2nd TannenbergFeb 19, 2015
S02E09Week 31: Prelude to Gallipoli - Naval Bombardement of the DardanellesFeb 26, 2015
S02E10Week 32: Playing With Fire - The First Flame ThrowerMar 5, 2015
S02E11Week 33: The Battle of Neuve-ChapelleMar 12, 2015
S02E12Week 34: A Slice of The Pie - Splitting Up The Middle EastMar 19, 2015
S02E13Week 35: The Fall of Przemyśl - Changing Strategy on the Western FrontMar 26, 2015
S02E14Week 36: Showdown in the Dardanelles - Bulgaria Flirts with the Central PowersApr 2, 2015
S02E15Week 37: The Armenian GenocideApr 9, 2015
S02E16Week 38: Russia Fails in the Mountains - Basra FallsApr 16, 2015
S02E17Week 39: Gas on the Western Front - Baptism of Fire for CanadaApr 23, 2015
S02E18Week 40: The Sea Turns Red - Gallipoli LandingsMay 1, 2015
S02E19Week 41: Sinking of the Lusitania & The Gorlice-Tarnów OffensiveMay 7, 2015
S02E20Week 42: The German Phalanx Chases RussiaMay 14, 2015
S02E21Week 43: The Battle of San River - Winston Churchill Gets FiredMay 21, 2015
S02E22Week 44: The New Alpine Front - Italy Joins World War 1May 28, 2015
S02E23Week 45: Artillery in World War 1 - The Key to SuccessJun 4, 2015
S02E24Week 46: Rex Warneford Destroys a Zeppelin - Austria Digs into the MountainsJun 11, 2015
S02E25Week 47: Cavalry, Spies and CossacksJun 18, 2015
S02E26Week 48: The Austro-Hungarian Empire Strikes BackJun 25, 2015
S02E27Week 49: On the Move but Going Nowhere - Optimism Is Failing!Jul 2, 2015
S02E28Week 50: Adapt or Die - The Artillery BarrageJul 9, 2015
S02E29Week 51: The Tumbling Giant - Russia's Army on the Verge of CollapseJul 16, 2015
S02E30Week 52: Scorched Earth - Russia's Retreat Goes Up in Flames!Jul 23, 2015
S02E31Week 53: Russian Roulette - Germany Helps the BolsheviksJul 30, 2015
S02E32Week 54: Warsaw Falls - The Fokker Scourge BeginsAug 6, 2015
S02E33Week 55: The Ruse at Gallipoli and the Siege of KovnoAug 13, 2015
S02E34Week 56: Escalation at Sea - Russia Up Against the WallAug 20, 2015
S02E35Week 57: The Battle of Hill 60 - Lunatic Persistence in GallipoliAug 27, 2015
S02E36Week 58: The Western Front Awakens - The Tsar Takes OverSep 3, 2015
S02E37Week 59: The Socialists Call for Peace - But the Plans Do NotSep 10, 2015
S02E38Week 60: The State of World War 1 - As Reported by a Newspaper 100 Years AgoSep 17, 2015
S02E39Week 61: The German Occupation of Lithuania - Unrest in RussiaSep 24, 2015
S02E40Week 62: The Battle of Loos - New Offensives on the Western FrontOct 1, 2015
S02E41Week 63: Serbia Is Invaded Once Again - The Entente Lands in GreeceOct 8, 2015
S02E42Week 64: Learning Lessons From Loos - Bulgaria Enters the WarOct 15, 2015
S02E43Week 65: The Crime That Shook the World - The Execution of Edith CavellOct 22, 2015
S02E44Week 66: Russia Stems the Tide - Winter Is ComingOct 29, 2015
S02E45Week 67: The Third Battle of the Isonzo - French Despair on the Western FrontNov 5, 2015
S02E46Week 68: Serbia's Last Stand Against the Central PowersNov 12, 2015
S02E47Week 69: The Forgotten Front - World War 1 in LibyaNov 19, 2015
S02E48Week 70: Pride Comes Before the Fall - British Trouble in MesopotamiaNov 26, 2015
S02E49Week 71: The Serbian Exodus Through AlbaniaDec 3, 2015
S02E50Week 72: Britain on the Run - The Siege of Kut Al AmaraDec 10, 2015
S02E51Week 73: Despair and Mutiny on the Italian FrontDec 17, 2015
S02E52Week 74: The Beginning of the End - Evacuation at GallipoliDec 24, 2015
S02E53Week 75: Preparing for 1916 - The Year of BattlesDec 31, 2015

Season 3

EpisodeNameAirdate
S03E01Week 76: Prelude to Verdun and the Road to the SommeJan 7, 2016
S03E02Week 77: The Invasion of Montenegro - The End of GallipoliJan 14, 2016
S03E03Week 78: The Fight for Montenegro & The Disaster of KutJan 21, 2016
S03E04Week 79: The Kaiser's Birthday - Hypocrisy in GreeceJan 28, 2016
S03E05Week 80: Germany Aims for Verdun - Russia Goes SouthFeb 4, 2016
S03E06Week 81: The Generalissimo Goes ForthFeb 11, 2016
S03E07Week 82: The Ghost of the Lusitania - Russia Takes ErzurumFeb 18, 2016
S03E08Week 83: The Battle of Verdun - They Shall Not PassFeb 25, 2016
S03E09Week 84: The US Arms Industry - The Fight for DouaumontMar 3, 2016
S03E10Week 85: Equilibrium of Carnage at Verdun - Portugal Joins the WarMar 10, 2016
S03E11Week 86: Battle of the Isonzo - Discord Among the Central PowersMar 17, 2016
S03E12Week 87: Russian Spring Offensive - Confusion at Fort VauxMar 24, 2016
S03E13Week 88: Verdun - A Nightmare to AnnexMar 31, 2016
S03E14Week 89: Zeppelins over Britain - Terror in the SkiesApr 7, 2016
S03E15Week 90: The Meat Grinder at Verdun - Brusilov's New PlanApr 14, 2016
S03E16Week 91: The Muddy Graves of Russia and KutApr 21, 2016
S03E17Week 92: Dividing Up The Middle East - The Sykes-Picot AgreementApr 28, 2016
S03E18Week 93: The British Surrender at Kut - Germany Restricts the U-BoatsMay 5, 2016
S03E19Week 94: The British Death March in MesopotamiaMay 12, 2016
S03E20Week 95: Conrad's Cunning Plan - Hiding in Plain SightMay 19, 2016
S03E21Week 96: Cutting Germany's Wings - The Dawn of the Air ForceMay 26, 2016
S03E22Week 97: The Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy vs. German Imperial NavyJun 2, 2016
S03E23Week 98: The Brusilov Offensive - The Arab RevoltJun 9, 2016
S03E24Week 99: What If - Two Pivotal Moments of World War 1Jun 16, 2016
S03E25Week 100: The Death of Max Immelmann - Haig's Final OffensiveJun 23, 2016
S03E26Week 101: British Artillery at the Somme - Brusilov Offensive ImplodesJun 30, 2016
S03E27Week 102: The Battle of the Somme - Brusilov on His OwnJul 7, 2016
S03E28Week 103: Meatgrinder at the Somme - Battle of Mametz WoodJul 14, 2016
S03E29Week 104: Australia's Darkest Hour - The Battle of FromellesJul 21, 2016
S03E30Week 105: Happy Birthday World War 1Jul 28, 2016
S03E31Week 106: Germany's Grandeur - Analyzing the War EffortAug 4, 2016
S03E32Week 107: Italy Breaks Through - Cadorna's TriumphAug 11, 2016
S03E33Week 108: Cadorna Snatches Defeat from the Jaws of VictoryAug 18, 2016
S03E34Week 109: The Five Nation Army - The Salonica Front EruptsAug 25, 2016
S03E35Week 110: Romania Joins the WarSep 1, 2016
S03E36Week 111: Fire in the Sky - Zeppelin Shot Down Over BritainSep 8, 2016
S03E37Week 112: Beasts of Steel - The First Tanks on the BattlefieldSep 15, 2016
S03E38Week 113: Manfred von Richthofen's First Victory - American Volunteers in WW1Sep 22, 2016
S03E39Week 114: Falkenhayn Crosses The Carpathians - The Battle of SibiuSep 29, 2016
S03E40Week 115: Douglas Haig's Fantasies Drown in MudOct 6, 2016
S03E41Week 116: Deadly Routine on the Italian Front - The 8th Battle of the IsonzoOct 13, 2016
S03E42Week 117: French Plans for Glory at Verdun - Romania Stops the GermansOct 20, 2016
S03E43Week 118: France Turns the Tide at VerdunOct 27, 2016
S03E44Week 119: War of Attrition on the Italian Front - The Ninth Battle of the IsonzoNov 4, 2016
S03E45Week 120: Charming the Poles - The Central Powers Look for New AlliesNov 11, 2016
S03E46Week 121: Heavy Action at the Somme - The Fight for MonastirNov 18, 2016
S03E47Week 122: The Death of Franz Joseph - The End of the SommeNov 25, 2016
S03E48Week 123: Romania on the Ropes - Reflections on the Battle of the SommeDec 2, 2016
S03E49Week 124: The Fall of Bucharest - Political Turmoil in RussiaDec 9, 2016
S03E50Week 125: The Mesopotamian Front Awakes - Joseph Joffre Gets SackedDec 16, 2016
S03E51Week 126: They Did Not Pass - The Battle of Verdun EndsDec 23, 2016
S03E52Week 127: Turmoil in Russia - The Assassination of RasputinDec 29, 2016

Season 4

EpisodeNameAirdate
S04E01Week 128: The World at War 1917Jan 5, 2017
S04E02Week 129: No Peace for the WickedJan 13, 2017
S04E03Week 130: Fighting on Alpine Peaks - Call for Self DeterminationJan 19, 2017
S04E04Week 131: Nivelle's Spring Offensive - Royal Conspiracy in GreeceJan 27, 2017
S04E05Week 132: Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine WarfareFeb 2, 2017
S04E06Week 133: Bulgaria Digs in at Doiran - The Final Blow Against the SenussiFeb 9, 2017
S04E07Week 134: Russian Bombing on the Eastern Front - US Prisoners of War IFeb 16, 2017
S04E08Week 135: Mechanised War in Mesopotamia - Toplica UprisingFeb 23, 2017
S04E09Week 136: Conrad Loses His Job - Nivelle's CoupMar 3, 2017
S04E10Week 137: The Russian February Revolution 1917Mar 9, 2017
S04E11Week 138: The Tsar Abdicates - Baghdad FallsMar 16, 2017
S04E12Week 139: Kaiser Karl Wants Peace - The Sixtus AffairMar 24, 2017
S04E13Week 140: Lenin Takes the Train - First Battle of GazaMar 31, 2017
S04E14Week 141: The United States Declares War on GermanyApr 6, 2017
S04E15Week 142: The Canadian Corps Takes Vimy Ridge - The Battle of ArrasApr 14, 2017
S04E16Week 143: The Nivelle Offensive - Carnage at the Chemin Des DamesApr 21, 2017
S04E17Week 144: The Battle of Doiran - Turmoil in the French ArmyApr 28, 2017
S04E18Week 145: The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle Gets FiredMay 5, 2017
S04E19Week 146: The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is RepelledMay 11, 2017
S04E20Week 147: Tenth Battle of the Isonzo River - Trotsky Arrives in PetrogradMay 18, 2017
S04E21Week 148: German Bombers over Britain - Arab Revolt on the AdvanceMay 25, 2017
S04E22Week 149: French Mutinies - Tunnels Under Messines RidgeJun 1, 2017
S04E23Week 150: The Battle of Messines - Explosion Beneath Hill 60Jun 8, 2017
S04E24Week 151: Italian Mountain Warfare - The Espionage ActJun 15, 2017
S04E25Week 152: The Disillusionment of Lawrence of ArabiaJun 22, 2017
S04E26Week 153: Russia's New Offensive - The Russian Women's Battalion of DeathJun 30, 2017
S04E27Week 154: Turmoil in the Reichstag - The Kerensky OffensiveJul 7, 2017
S04E28Week 155: Operation Beach Party - Mustard Gas UnleashedJul 14, 2017
S04E29Week 156: July Days in Petrograd - Blood on the Nevsky ProspectJul 20, 2017
S04E30Week 157: Three Years of World War 1Jul 27, 2017
S04E31Week 158: The Battle of Passchendaele - Mutiny in the German NavyAug 3, 2017
S04E32Episode 159: Despair EverywhereAug 10, 2017
S04E33Week 160: The Battle of Hill 70 - Mackensen Advances in RomaniaAug 17, 2017
S04E34Week 161: The 2nd Battle of Verdun - Lost Opportunities on the Isonzo RiverAug 24, 2017
S04E35Week 162: The Moscow State Conference - Black Sea RevolutionariesSep 1, 2017
S04E36Week 163: The Fall of Riga - 11th Battle of the Isonzo RiverSep 7, 2017
S04E37Week 164: Attempted Military Coup in Russia - The Kornilov AffairSep 14, 2017
S04E38Week 165: British Advance at PasschendaeleSep 21, 2017
S04E39Week 166: Battle of Polygon Wood - Betrayal at the Italian FrontSep 28, 2017
S04E40Week 167: Sabotage in the Desert - Battle of BroodseindeOct 5, 2017
S04E41Week 168: Operation Albion - Passchendaele Drowns in MudOct 12, 2017
S04E42Week 169: Operation Albion Concludes - Allied Failures in BelgiumOct 19, 2017
S04E43Week 170: The Battle of La Malmaison - Breakthrough at CaporettoOct 27, 2017
S04E44Week 171: Battle of Beersheba - Canadian Frustration - Balfour DeclarationNov 3, 2017
S04E45Week 172: The Russian October Revolution 1917Nov 10, 2017
S04E46Week 173: The End of Passchendaele - Fighting in PetrogradNov 16, 2017
S04E47Week 174: Tank Corps Unleashed - The Battle of CambraiNov 23, 2017
S04E48Week 175: All Quiet on the Eastern Front - Action in East AfricaNov 30, 2017
S04E49Week 176: Halifax Explosion - Peace in the East?Dec 7, 2017
S04E50Week 177: Jerusalem Surrenders - Bolsheviks Consolidate ControlDec 15, 2017
S04E51Week 178: The Armistice of Brest-LitovskDec 21, 2017
S04E52Week 179: Ludendorff Plans for a Spring OffensiveDec 28, 2017

Season 5

EpisodeNameAirdate
S05E01Week 180: Machinations in the British High CommandJan 4, 2018
S05E02Week 181: Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen PointsJan 11, 2018
S05E03Week 182: Assassination Attempt on Lenin - Chaos in RomaniaJan 19, 2018
S05E04Week 183: Civil War in Finland and the UkraineJan 25, 2018
S05E05Week 184: Strikes and MutinyFeb 1, 2018
S05E06Week 185: Austro-Hungarian House of CardsFeb 8, 2018
S05E07Week 186: No War, No Peace – Trotsky's GambleFeb 15, 2018
S05E08Week 187: Operation Faustschlag - Germany Advances in the East AgainFeb 22, 2018
S05E09Week 188: Ludendorff's Window of OpportunityMar 2, 2018
S05E10Week 189: Peace in the East - The Treaty of Brest-LitovskMar 9, 2018
S05E11Week 190: Allied Unified Command on the HorizonMar 16, 2018
S05E12Week 191: Kaiserschlacht - German Spring Offensive 1918Mar 23, 2018
S05E13Week 192: Backs to the Wall - All Eyes on AmiensMar 27, 2018
S05E14Week 193: Operation Michael Runs Out of BreathApr 5, 2018
S05E15Week 194: The Battle of La Lys - Operation GeorgetteApr 12, 2018
S05E16Week 195: Knocking Out the Hejaz RailwayApr 20, 2018
S05E17Week 196: The First Tank-on-Tank Battle in History - The Zeebrugge RaidApr 26, 2018
S05E18Week 197: Pershing Under Pressure - The End of La LysMay 3, 2018
S05E19Week 198: The Ostende Raid - Peace of BucharestMay 10, 2018
S05E20Week 199: RebellionMay 17, 2018
S05E21Week 200: Bombs Away - German Thirst for Caucasian OilMay 24, 2018
S05E22Week 201: 50 Miles to Paris - Third Battle of the AisneMay 31, 2018
S05E23Week 202: The Battle of Belleau Wood BeginsJun 7, 2018
S05E24Week 203: The French Counter Attack at MatzJun 14, 2018
S05E25Week 204: Second Battle of the Piave RiverJun 21, 2018
S05E26Week 205: The Run for the Baku Oil FieldsJun 28, 2018
S05E27Week 206: The First Modern Battle - The Battle of HamelJul 6, 2018
S05E28Week 207: The Gardeners of Salonica Prepare a New OffensiveJul 12, 2018
S05E29Week 208: 2nd Battle of the Marne - Turning Point on the Western FrontJul 19, 2018
S05E30Week 209: Ludendorff's Last SwingJul 26, 2018
S05E31Week 210: Four Years of WarAug 2, 2018
S05E32Week 211: The Black Day of the German Army - The Battle of AmiensAug 10, 2018
S05E33Week 212: A Resounding Victory - German Morale PlummetsAug 16, 2018
S05E34Week 213: Over By Christmas? - Growing Allied ConfidenceAug 23, 2018
S05E35Week 214: The American First Army Gears Up - Germany RetreatsAug 30, 2018
S05E36Week 215: Red Terror in Soviet RussiaSep 6, 2018
S05E37Week 216: The Battle of Saint-MihielSep 13, 2018
S05E38Week 217: Allied Breakthroughs in Palestine and MacedoniaSep 20, 2018
S05E39Week 218: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Bulgarian CollapseSep 27, 2018
S05E40Week 219: Germany's Reckoning - Bulgarian ArmisticeOct 4, 2018
S05E41Week 220: The Hindenburg Line Breaks - The Lost Battalion ReturnsOct 11, 2018
S05E42Week 221: The Battle of the Selle - Ludendorff ResignsOct 18, 2018
S05E43Week 222: Italy Attacks - The Battle of Vittorio VenetoOct 25, 2018
S05E44Week 223: Austria-Hungary Deisintegrates - The Ottoman Empire Leaves the WarNov 1, 2018
S05E45Week 224: Revolution in Germany - Armistice in AustriaNov 8, 2018
S05E46Week 225: Armistice - But Peace?Nov 11, 2018

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