In 1914, the world was on the brink of enormous change. Worried by increasing German militarism, the French and the B...

The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914 led to a breakdown in internatio...

Following the declaration of war, the German army began to carry out one of the most famous military plans in history...

How the British army fought its first battle at the Belgian town of Mons. Despite initial success, the British infant...

The Battle of the Marne in September 1914 ultimately proved to be a pivotal victory of the war for Allied Forces, but...

Attention turns to the battle of the sea. British confidence in the Royal Navy was to be shattered as it suffered def...

In 1915, France and Britain struggle to keep up with the demand for shells and artillery, but Germany – the most mode...

As Minister of Munitions, David Loyd George was faced with a restricted industrial capability; Britain even imported ...

By Christmas 1914, the bloody impasse in the trench lines on the Western Front saw Lord Kitchener looking elsewhere f...

1915 brings little progress for the Allies, but a huge German offensive at Gorlice-Tarnow forces the Russians to retr...

One of the bloodiest battles in history, the fighting at Verdun continues throughout the year 1916. French and German...

Following Lord Kitchener's appeal in 1916, the British Army was reinforced by over two million volunteers. Despite th...

The Battle of the Somme – which began in July 1916 and continued into February 19 – leaves 415,000 Brits in a muddy g...

Both sides make heroic bids for victory – but what will they have to show for it?

The French Army is rallied for a great spring offensive – but mutiny looms when the plans fall foul of the Germans.

The future of the world is changed when America joins the conflict and the Communists come to power in Russia.

On the Western Front in 1917, the British fought alone for three-and-a-half months during one of the wettest summers ...

Russia's short-lived democracy is examined.

This episode recounts the war's terrible effects; not just the scale of the loss of life, but also the toll it took u...

Exploring how modern ideas of states' responsibility for their citizens grew out of the horror of "total war".

The story of the German offensive of March 1918, a desperate gamble to grab victory at a stroke.

As Allied troops fall back in confusion under a German counter-attack, they wait for the arrival of US reinforcements.

On 17th July 1918, an Allied counter-attack marks the beginning of the end for Germany.

Stalemate on the Western Front saw Allied generals look for victory via an alternative route – the Middle East.

Its allies beaten, Germany faces defeat alone.

Relief spreads throgh the ranks on all sides as history's bloodiest conflict finally comes to an end. With the Armist...