Season 1 (1964)
Back to main1. 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.
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July 20, 1964
2. 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.
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July 22, 1964
3. 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.
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July 23, 1964
4. 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.
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July 24, 1964
5. 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.
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July 25, 1964
6. 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.
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45min
July 26, 1964
7. 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.
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45min
July 27, 1964
8. The Trenches
The Trenches
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45min
July 28, 1964
9. D-Day at Gallipoli
D-Day at Gallipoli
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45min
July 29, 1964
10. America the Neutral
America the Neutral
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45min
July 30, 1964
11. Wilson & War
Wilson & War
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45min
August 1, 1964
12. Revolution in Red
Revolution in Red
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45min
August 2, 1964
13. Year of Lost Illusions
Year of Lost Illusions
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45min
August 3, 1964
14. Behind German Lines
Behind German Lines
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45min
August 4, 1964
15. Over There
Over There
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45min
August 5, 1964
16. Over Here
Over Here
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45min
August 6, 1964
17. Daredevils and Dogfighters
Daredevils and Dogfighters
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45min
August 7, 1964
18. The Promised Lands
The Promised Lands
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45min
August 8, 1964
19. The Agony of Caporetto
The Agony of Caporetto
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45min
August 9, 1964
20. Tipperary & All That Jazz
Tipperary & All That Jazz
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45min
August 10, 1964
21. The Tide Turns
The Tide Turns
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45min
August 11, 1964
22. The Battle of the Argonne
The Battle of the Argonne
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45min
August 12, 1964
23. The Day the Guns Stopped Firing
The Day the Guns Stopped Firing
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45min
August 13, 1964
24. Wilson & Peace
Wilson & Peace
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45min
August 14, 1964
25. The Allies in Russia
The Allies in Russia
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45min
August 15, 1964
26. Heritage of War
Heritage of War
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45min
August 16, 1964
27. Extras
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August 17, 1964