One of the most comprehensive World War 1 documentary series ever made recalls the causes conduct, and aftermath of "The War to End All Wars". Along with the social, political, and economic fabric of the times, the roles of key figures are analyzed in depth. Produced during the Golden Age of CBS TV documentaries, this series, narrated by Robert Ryan, contains some of the highest quality World War 1 footage known to exist.
Jul 20, 1964 - 45m
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.
Jul 22, 1964 - 45m
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.
Jul 23, 1964 - 45m
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.
Jul 24, 1964 - 45m
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.
Jul 25, 1964 - 45m
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.
Jul 26, 1964 - 45m
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.
Jul 27, 1964 - 45m
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.
Jul 28, 1964 - 45m
The Trenches
Jul 29, 1964 - 45m
D-Day at Gallipoli
Jul 30, 1964 - 45m
America the Neutral
Aug 1, 1964 - 45m
Wilson & War
Aug 2, 1964 - 45m
Revolution in Red
Aug 3, 1964 - 45m
Year of Lost Illusions
Aug 4, 1964 - 45m
Behind German Lines
Aug 5, 1964 - 45m
Over There
Aug 6, 1964 - 45m
Over Here
Aug 7, 1964 - 45m
Daredevils and Dogfighters
Aug 8, 1964 - 45m
The Promised Lands
Aug 9, 1964 - 45m
The Agony of Caporetto
Aug 10, 1964 - 45m
Tipperary & All That Jazz
Aug 11, 1964 - 45m
The Tide Turns
Aug 12, 1964 - 45m
The Battle of the Argonne
Aug 13, 1964 - 45m
The Day the Guns Stopped Firing
Aug 14, 1964 - 45m
Wilson & Peace
Aug 15, 1964 - 45m
The Allies in Russia
Aug 16, 1964 - 45m
Heritage of War
Aug 17, 1964 - 45m
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