The Great War - 1914 - Europe Goes To War

The Great War ()

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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.

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The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1

Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan - Week 2

To Arms! The Deployment of Troops - Week 3

A New War with Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front - Week 4

The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg - Week 5

Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia - Week 6

Taxi to the Front – The First Battle of the Marne - Week 7

Welcome to the Dirt – The Beginning of Trench Warfare - Week 8

The Russian War Machine and the Race to the Sea - Week 9

Dying in the Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll - Week 10

Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short War - Week 11

Learning From Napoleon – Russia, The Underestimated Enemy - Week 12

A War to End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda - Week 13

Fresh Meat - The Search For New Recruits - Week 14

The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage - Week 15

The Defensive War on the Western Front - Week 16

The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play - Week 17

Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for Resources - Week 18

Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade - Week 19

The Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee - Week 20

The Raid On Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation - Week 21

The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus Snow - Week 22