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The Great War Season 1

May. 30,1964
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The Great War

A milestone 26-part history of the First World War, conceived to mark the 50th anniversary of its outbreak.

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The Great War

1964

A milestone 26-part history of the First World War, conceived to mark the 50th anniversary of its outbreak.

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Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson
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The Great War Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 26 - ...And We Were Young
First Aired: November. 22,1964

Relief spreads throgh the ranks on all sides as history's bloodiest conflict finally comes to an end. With the Armistice now in effect, the Allied countries are overcome by a frenzy of joy and exultation.

Episode 19 - The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go
Episode 17 - Surely We Have Perished
First Aired: September. 20,1964

On the Western Front in 1917, the British fought alone for three-and-a-half months during one of the wettest summers Flanders has ever seen. The result was the horrific battle of Passchendale.

Episode 12 - For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me
First Aired: August. 15,1964

Following Lord Kitchener's appeal in 1916, the British Army was reinforced by over two million volunteers. Despite the reservations of General Sir Douglas Haig, the new Commander-in-Chief, many of these mew recruits were sent to the scene of Britain's biggest military endevour – The Battle of the Somme.

Episode 11 - Hell Cannot Be So Terrible
Episode 10 - What Are Our Allies Doing?
First Aired: August. 01,1964

1915 brings little progress for the Allies, but a huge German offensive at Gorlice-Tarnow forces the Russians to retreat in the East. The Allied conference at Chantilly agrees on a strategy of simultaneous attacks upon the Central Powers in 1916.

Episode 9 - Please God Send Us a Victory...
First Aired: July. 25,1964

By Christmas 1914, the bloody impasse in the trench lines on the Western Front saw Lord Kitchener looking elsewhere for victory. In an attempt to sieze control of strategic Turkey, a British naval expedition advanced on the Dardanelles, and allied troops landed at Gallipoli with the aim of taking Constantinople. However, events did not go according to plan and, after 37 weeks, soldiers were evacuated from the beaches.

Episode 8 - Why Don't You Come and Help?!
First Aired: July. 18,1964

As Minister of Munitions, David Loyd George was faced with a restricted industrial capability; Britain even imported materials from Germany in key areas. But with the help of US equipment, Lloyd George brought troops up to date, and by 1916 had transformed the armed services into a modern military power.

Episode 7 - We Await the Heavenly Manna...
First Aired: July. 11,1964

In 1915, France and Britain struggle to keep up with the demand for shells and artillery, but Germany – the most modern industrial system in Europe – have no shortages, having smoothly switched over to war production and introduced the use of gas made by chemical factories. The Allies discover democracy and laissez-faire industry will not suffice if they are to regain ground.

Episode 6 - So Sleep Easy in Your Beds
First Aired: July. 04,1964

Attention turns to the battle of the sea. British confidence in the Royal Navy was to be shattered as it suffered defeats – the worst one at Coronel off the coast of South America on 1st November 1914.

Episode 5 - This Business May Last a Long Time
First Aired: June. 27,1964

The Battle of the Marne in September 1914 ultimately proved to be a pivotal victory of the war for Allied Forces, but, at the time, they were not able to exploit it to bring a swift end to hostilities. Instead, both sides encountered the phenomenon of trench warfare. Culminating at Ypres late in 1914, the trench line stretched from the sea to Switzerland.

Episode 4 - Our Hats We Doff to General Joffre
First Aired: June. 20,1964

How the British army fought its first battle at the Belgian town of Mons. Despite initial success, the British infantry were sent into retreat after two weeks. Yet as the Germans pressed forward to Paris, apparently invincible, French Commander-in-Chief General Joffre slowly began to build a more solid resistance – which would lead ultimately to Allied victory.

Episode 3 - We Must Hack Our Way Through
First Aired: June. 13,1964

Following the declaration of war, the German army began to carry out one of the most famous military plans in history. Known as the Schlieffen Plan, its objective was to finish the war in 40 days.

Episode 2 - For Such a Stupid Reason Too...
Episode 1 - On the Idle Hill of Summer...
First Aired: May. 30,1964

In 1914, the world was on the brink of enormous change. Worried by increasing German militarism, the French and the British entered into the Entente Cordiale against Germany and her allies, splitting Europe into opposing sides. Two shots would ignite the powder keg.

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