The Great War
Season 2 Episode 53 - Preparing for 1916 - The Year of Battles I THE GREAT WAR - Week 75
9.3 ?
2014
Documentary, War & Politics
1915 was a year for the Central Powers except on the Western Front where the stalemate continues. But plans are being made on both sides to gain an advantage. Preparations for huge offensives are on the way and one French fortress is the focus of the German Army: Verdun.
Episodes in Season 2
1
The Ottoman Disaster - The Battle of Sarikamish - Week 23
9 min
2
In Dire Straits - Russia on Austro-Hungary's Doorstep - Week 24
9 min
3
Onwards! - The Western Front Of Early 1915 - Week 25
10 min
4
Zeppelins Over England - New Inventions For The Modern War - Week 26
8 min
5
All Or Nothing - Winter Offensive In The Carpathians - Week 27
10 min
6
Gas! - A New Horror On The Battlefield - Week 28
10 min
7
Stopping Russia - Hindenburg's Final Offensive? - Week 29
8 min
8
Hindenburg's Cunning Plan - A 2nd Tannenberg - Week 30
9 min
9
Prelude to Gallipoli - Naval Bombardement of the Dardanelles - Week 31
9 min
10
Playing With Fire - The First Flame Thrower - Week 32
8 min
11
The Battle of Neuve-Chapelle - Week 33
9 min
12
A Slice of The Pie - Splitting Up The Middle East - Week 34
9 min
13
The Fall of Przemyśl - Changing Strategy On The Western Front - Week 35
9 min
14
Showdown In The Dardanelles - Bulgaria Flirts With The Central Powers - Week 36
9 min
15
The Armenian Genocide - Week 37
9 min
16
Russia Fails In The Mountains - Basra Falls - Week 38
9 min
17
Gas On The Western Front - Baptism of Fire for Canada - Week 39
9 min
18
The Sea Turns Red - Landing At Gallipoli - Week 40
11 min
19
Sinking of the Lusitania - The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive - Week 41
10 min
20
The German Phalanx Chases Russia - Week 42
9 min
21
The Battle of San River - Winston Churchill Gets Fired - Week 43
9 min
22
The New Alpine Front - Italy Joins World War 1 - Week 44
9 min
23
Artillery in World War 1 - The Key To Success - Week 45
24
Rex Warneford Destroys A Zeppelin - Austria Digs Into the Mountains - Week 46
9 min
25
Cavalry, Spies and Cossacks - Week 47
8 min
26
The Austro-Hungarian Empire Strikes Back - Week 48
9 min
27
On the Move but going Nowhere - Optimism is Failing! - Week 49
9 min
28
Adapt or Die - The Artillery Barrage - Week 50
9 min
29
The Tumbling Giant - Russia's Army On The Verge Of Collapse - Week 51
9 min
30
Scorched Earth - Russia's retreat goes up in flames! - Week 52
10 min
31
Russian Roulette - Germany Helps The Bolsheviks - Week 53
9 min
32
Warsaw Falls - The Fokker Scourge Begins - Week 54
9 min
33
The Ruse at Gallipoli and the Siege of Kovno - Week 55
9 min
34
Escalation At Sea - Russia Up Against the Wall - Week 56
9 min
35
The Battle of Hill 60 - Lunatic Persistence in Gallipoli - Week 57
9 min
36
The Western Front Awakens - The Tsar Takes Over - Week 58
9 min
37
The Socialists Call for Peace - But the Plans Do Not - Week 59
9 min
38
The State Of World War 1 - As Reported by A Newspaper 100 Years Ago - Week 60
9 min
39
The German Occupation of Lithuania - Unrest in Russia - Week 61
9 min
40
The Battle of Loos - New Offensives On The Western Front - Week 62
9 min
41
Serbia Is Invaded Once Again - The Entente Lands in Greece - Week 63
9 min
42
Learning Lessons From Loos - Bulgaria Enters The War - Week 64
9 min
43
"The Crime That Shook the World" - The Execution of Edith Cavell - Week 65
9 min
44
Russia Stems The Tide - Winter Is Coming - Week 66
10 min
45
The Third Battle of the Isonzo - French Despair On The Western Front - Week 67
10 min
46
Serbia's Last Stand Against The Central Powers - Week 68
9 min
47
The Forgotten Front - World War 1 in Libya - Week 69
9 min
48
Pride Comes Before The Fall - British Trouble in Mesopotamia - Week 70
9 min
49
The Serbian Exodus Through Albania - Week 71
9 min
50
Britain On The Run - The Siege of Kut Al Amara - Week 72
9 min
51
Despair And Mutiny On The Italian Front - Week 73
9 min
52
The Beginning Of The End - Evacuation At Gallipoli - Week 74
9 min
53
Preparing for 1916 - The Year of Battles I THE GREAT WAR - Week 75
10 min
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