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01. 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.

45min
July 20, 1964

02. 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.

45min
July 22, 1964

03. 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.

45min
July 23, 1964

04. 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.

45min
July 24, 1964

05. 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.

45min
July 25, 1964

06. 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.

45min
July 26, 1964

07. 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.

45min
July 27, 1964

08. The Trenches

The Trenches

45min
July 28, 1964

09. D-Day at Gallipoli

D-Day at Gallipoli

45min
July 29, 1964

10. America the Neutral

America the Neutral

45min
July 30, 1964

11. Wilson & War

Wilson & War

45min
August 1, 1964

12. Revolution in Red

Revolution in Red

45min
August 2, 1964

13. Year of Lost Illusions

Year of Lost Illusions

45min
August 3, 1964

14. Behind German Lines

Behind German Lines

45min
August 4, 1964

15. Over There

Over There

45min
August 5, 1964

16. Over Here

Over Here

45min
August 6, 1964

17. Daredevils and Dogfighters

Daredevils and Dogfighters

45min
August 7, 1964

18. The Promised Lands

The Promised Lands

45min
August 8, 1964

19. The Agony of Caporetto

The Agony of Caporetto

45min
August 9, 1964

20. Tipperary & All That Jazz

Tipperary & All That Jazz

45min
August 10, 1964

21. The Tide Turns

The Tide Turns

45min
August 11, 1964

22. The Battle of the Argonne

The Battle of the Argonne

45min
August 12, 1964

23. The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

The Day the Guns Stopped Firing

45min
August 13, 1964

24. Wilson & Peace

Wilson & Peace

45min
August 14, 1964

25. The Allies in Russia

The Allies in Russia

45min
August 15, 1964

26. Heritage of War

Heritage of War

45min
August 16, 1964

27. Extras

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45min
August 17, 1964