January 5, 2017 • 10m
This war was supposed to be over by Christmas 1914. Now, as 1917 dawned, the world still knew 10 active theatres of war around the...Read more
January 12, 2017 • 10m
This week 100 years ago there was talk about peace between the great waring nations. But even after millions of casualties, starvi...Read more
January 19, 2017 • 10m
The winter of 1916/1917 is the harshest one so far in the war. Nowhere do the soldiers suffer from these extreme conditions than o...Read more
January 26, 2017 • 10m
Germany is about to unleash unrestricted submarine warfare again which might draw the United States into the conflict - but the Ge...Read more
February 2, 2017 • 10m
This week 100 years ago, Germany goes all in and resumes unrestricted submarine warfare, their goal is to starve Britain out of th...Read more
February 9, 2017 • 10m
While the US breaks of diplomatic relations with Germany in response to unrestricted submarine warfare, the Western Front is rathe...Read more
February 16, 2017 • 10m
After breaking of diplomatic relations, the tensions between the US and Germany are still strong. This week the so called Yarrowda...Read more
February 23, 2017 • 10m
After the humiliating defeat at Kut last year, the British upped their game in Mesopotamia and this week 100 years ago the British...Read more
March 2, 2017 • 10m
The new Austro-Hungarian Kaiser is not happy about his Empire's dependence on the German ally. And he is also not happy about thei...Read more
March 9, 2017 • 10m
Food shortages, an overall desolate supply situation and great political turmoil make Russia ripe for revolution and this week 100...Read more
March 16, 2017 • 10m
The protests that emerged in Russia this week are growing stronger and the Tsar is increasingly isolated until even his generals a...Read more
March 23, 2017 • 10m
Since Kaiser Karl I ascended the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire he was not happy with the progression of the war. He felt t...Read more
March 30, 2017 • 10m
When the Russian government promises to continue the war and support the Entente with another offensive, the Germans are allowing ...Read more
April 6, 2017 • 10m
Diplomatic tensions after the return of German unrestricted submarine warfare and the aftermath of the Zimmermann telegram lead to...Read more
April 13, 2017 • 10m
This week 100 years ago, the Western Front comes to live with a big British offensive at Arras. The Canadian Corps and the British...Read more
April 20, 2017 • 10m
French Commander Robert Nivelle was sure that his offensive would bring the final victory against Germany. He scaled up his succes...Read more
April 27, 2017 • 10m
The Salonica Front had been quiet over the winter, but much like the recent battles on the Western Front, it erupted this week. Th...Read more
May 4, 2017 • 10m
The Battle of Arras continued in smaller scale attacks this week 100 years ago. Fighting focused on Arleux and the Scarpe river. N...Read more
May 11, 2017 • 10m
Italy, France, Serbia, Britain and Russia joined forces at the Macedonian Front and the "five nation army" wants to break through ...Read more
May 18, 2017 • 10m
The Italian Front has been quiet over the winter and while the Austrians used the time to improve their defences, the Italian Army...Read more
May 25, 2017 • 10m
This week 100 years ago, Germany is flying concentrated bomber attacks with multiple Gotha bombers on British cities - causing mor...Read more
June 1, 2017 • 10m
The casualties and lack of success during the Nivelle Offensive were too much for the French Army and now the breaking point was r...Read more
June 8, 2017 • 10m
In the early morning of June 7 the area around Messines Ridge is shattered by huge explosions beneath the German positions. Miners...Read more
June 15, 2017 • 10m
The US entry into the war had raised some pretty unrealistic expectations among the Allies. When General Pershing arrived in Brita...Read more
June 22, 2017 • 10m
Almost a year after the secret signing of the Sykes-Picot-Agreement, British intelligence officer and guerrilla fighter T.E. Lawre...Read more
June 29, 2017 • 10m
After the Russian Revolution, fresh optimism is gripping the troops at the front line and another offensive is planned. The first ...Read more
July 6, 2017 • 10m
The German home front is shaken by a political scandal this week 100 years ago. A member of the Center party reveals that the Germ...Read more
July 13, 2017 • 10m
British Commander Sir Douglas Haig is still convinced of his coming offensive in Flanders. But the Germans know that something is ...Read more
July 20, 2017 • 10m
The tensions between the Russian Provisional Government, between the civilians and the Bolsheviks turn violent this week 100 years...Read more
July 27, 2017 • 10m
Christmas 1914 - that's when the war was supposed to be over. And now, in the summer of 1917, it entered its fourth year and there...Read more
August 3, 2017 • 10m
Douglas Haig had been busy since the Battle of Arras came to an end. He amassed huge artillery concentration, got his hands on the...Read more
August 10, 2017 • 10m
This week Russo-Romanian forces clash with the Central Power´s counteroffensive in the Second Battle of Oltuz. The failure of the ...Read more
August 17, 2017 • 10m
The Battle of Passchendaele has turned into a muddy mess, the weather conditions take a toll on both the defenders and the attacke...Read more
August 24, 2017 • 10m
The 11th Battle of the Isonzo river continued this week and the Italians manage to break through parts of the Austro-Hungarian lin...Read more
August 31, 2017 • 10m
The political factions that oppose the rise of Bolshevism in post-revolutionary Russia come together for a conference this week 10...Read more
September 7, 2017 • 10m
The German Army under Oskar von Hutier and his artillery officer Georg "Durchbruchmüller" Bruchmüller takes Riga from the Russians...Read more
September 14, 2017 • 10m
The situation in Russia further escalates as Lavr Kornilov attempts to gain complete power with a military coup. The result is a d...Read more
September 21, 2017 • 10m
Herbert Plumer had a cunning plan to crack the German defences at Passchendaele, he would "bite and hold" only small pieces of the...Read more
September 28, 2017 • 10m
The British and Australian forces under Sir Herbert Plumer continue to advance at Passchendaele. Plumer's new tactic comes with a ...Read more
October 5, 2017 • 10m
While the regular British forces were advancing towards Jerusalem and Baghdad, T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt were causing havo...Read more
October 12, 2017 • 10m
The situation for the German Army on the Western Front looks grim, but in the East they have the upper hand and this week begin to...Read more
October 19, 2017 • 10m
100 years ago this week, Operation Albion comes to a successful end for the Germans, as revolution is on the horizon in Russia. Th...Read more
October 26, 2017 • 10m
The French score a morale boosting victory over the German at La Malmaison, but the Canadians were not so successful elsewhere on ...Read more
November 2, 2017 • 10m
On the Western Front this week, the Canadians under Sir Arthur Currie attempt to advance once more, whilst Haig remains optimistic...Read more
November 9, 2017 • 10m
After the turmoil of the past weeks in Petrograd, the Soviets and the Red Guards seize the opportunity and topple the provisional ...Read more
November 16, 2017 • 10m
The Anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia are trying to fight back last week's revolution. The Battle of Passchendaele ends after 3 mont...Read more
November 23, 2017 • 10m
After stopping the offensive at Passchendaele, the British Army launches another, albeit more limited, offensive. Almost 500 tanks...Read more
November 30, 2017 • 10m
This week in the Great War, the Battle of the Ngomano was fought in East Africa between the Germans and Portuguese, which was a de...Read more
December 7, 2017 • 10m
This week in the Great War, we see some action in Italy and none at all in Russia - the peace negotiations are well underway. The ...Read more
December 14, 2017 • 10m
This week in the Great War, the British under Allenby capture the Holy City. Meanwhile the British War Cabinet beings to strategis...Read more
December 21, 2017 • 10m
An armistice between Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia is signed this week 100 years ago at Brest-Litovsk. And right away the Ge...Read more
December 28, 2017 • 10m
This week, the peace negotiations are underway at Brest-Litovsk. Meanwhile, the German High Command begins to plan for a game-chan...Read more