1914 - Europe Goes To War
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.
Episodios
1. The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1
2. Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan - Week 2
3. To Arms! The Deployment of Troops - Week 3
4. A New War with Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front - Week 4
5. The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg - Week 5
6. Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia - Week 6
7. Taxi to the Front – The First Battle of the Marne - Week 7
8. Welcome to the Dirt – The Beginning of Trench Warfare - Week 8
9. The Russian War Machine and the Race to the Sea - Week 9
10. Dying in the Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll - Week 10
11. Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short War - Week 11
12. Learning From Napoleon – Russia, The Underestimated Enemy - Week 12
13. A War to End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda - Week 13
14. Fresh Meat - The Search For New Recruits - Week 14
15. The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage - Week 15
16. The Defensive War on the Western Front - Week 16
17. The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play - Week 17
18. Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for Resources - Week 18
19. Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade - Week 19
20. The Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee - Week 20
21. The Raid On Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation - Week 21
22. The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus Snow - Week 22