The Great War

Eastern Front of WW1 1914-1918 (Full Documentary)

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Watch our video about Operation Albion The Eastern Front was one of the pivotal theatres of the First World War where three Empires - Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia - clashed which did not exist anymore at the end of the war. Massive battles like Tannenberg, the Great Retreat or the Brusilov Offensive were sometimes larger and more costly than their Western Front counterparts. The nature of warfare was also different with a large use of Cavalry and mobile forces.

Topics: Outbreak of the First World War · Battles of Tannenberg and Galicia 1914 · Battles of Lodz and Limanowa 1914 · Carpathian Offensive 1915 · Russian Great Retreat 1915 · Battle of Lake Naroch 1916

1915 - The Deadliest Year of WW1? (Full Documentary)

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Watch Epic History's Road to WW2 on Nebula 1915 was the first full year of the First World War and it expanded the carnage to new fronts and saw massive battles along the ones from 1914. The Western Front turned into an entrenched stalemate that neither Germany nor the Allies could break, in the East Germany and Austria-Hungary beat back Russia and crushed Serbia with the help of a new ally.

Topics: Carpathian Offensive 1915 · 2nd Battle of Ypres · Technological Innovations 1915 · Allied Spring Offensives 1915 · Battle of Suez and Mesopotamia 1915 · Battle of Gallipoli

The End of WW1 and the Russian Civil War (Documentary)

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Watch our video about Operation Albion The Russian Civil War saw dramatic escalation as the other fronts of the First World War saw and end in the fighting. New countries across Eastern Europe tried to defend their independence while the Bolsheviks and the White Russian movement fought over supremacy in Russia. And the great powers that fought in WW1 did not stand idly by.

Fall of Serbia: Balkan Campaign 1915 (Documentary)

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Italy's Disastrous Start of WW1 (Documentary)

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When war broke out in 1914, Italy decided to remain neutral, even though it was part of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary. In Spring 1915 Italy joined the Allied powers after signing the Treaty of London. But Italy's entry into the First World War didn't start as they expected and by the end of the year losses were mounting along the Isonzo River.

Why Did The Russian Civil War Break Out? (Documentary)

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Watch our video about Operation Albion Following the Bolshevik takeover, the communist government under Vladimir Lenin wanted to end Russia's participation in the First World War, transform the country and carry the revolution abroad. But Anti-Bolshevik resistance took hold all over the country and across the political spectrum. Many former parts of the Russian Empire also declared independence and received support from the major powers.

Why the Allies Lost the Battle of Gallipoli 1915 (Documentary)

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Checkout Gallipoli by BlackMill Games Steam PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S On April 25, 1915 Australian, British, New Zealand and French forces landed at the mouth of the Dardanelles to capture the Gallipoli peninsular and march on Constantinople. But the Ottoman defenders, including legendary officer Mustafa Kemal, held firm and the Battle of Gallipoli would last for 7 bloody months.

Harsher than Versailles: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918 (Documentary)

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Watch our video about Operation Albion On March 3, 1918 the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) and Bolshevik Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, ending the First World War on the Eastern Front. The terms were harsher than those the Germans offered in December, and much harsher than the later Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was only in force until November 1918, when the Central Powers’ defeat nullified it.

Why The Allied Western Front Offensives in 1915 Failed (WW1 Documentary)

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Watch the our video about the Cabanatuan Prison Raid By the spring of 1915, the Western Front had bogged down into trench warfare. Allied offensives tried to break the deadlock in spring and fall 1915. The fall offensives were among the bloodiest of the war. After unprecedented bloodletting and use of munitions, the Western Front was still locked in a stalemate at the end of 1915.

US Empire: American Expansionism In the WW1 Era (Documentary)

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Guest: US Empire

Watch the our video about the Cabanatuan Prison Raid By the late 19th century the US stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic. From the 1890s though, a new wave of American expansion began that resulted in a vast overseas empire including the Philippines, Cuba, Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, and more.

Topics: Spanish-American War · US Annexation of Hawaii · Monroe Doctrine & Roosevelt Corollary · US Attempt to Buy Greenland · US Intervention in Central America · US Intervention in the Caribbean

📄 Mentioned papers: doi:10.7208/9780226592121

Bloodier Than Verdun? Winter Battles on the Eastern Front 1915 (WW1 Documentary)

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The first four months of 1915 witnessed a titanic struggle on the Eastern Front, in East Prussia, the Carpathians, Bukovina, and at Przemysl. Both sides suffered staggering casualties that surpass those of the Somme or Verdun the following year. Ironically, the Austro-Hungarians lost far more men trying to save Przemysl than there were in the fortress.

How one German soldier Survived WW1 (Documentary)

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Order Alexander's Diary in "The Other Trench" in English and "Der andere Graben" in German More than 13 million men served in the German army during the First World War. Most wrote letters home, some kept diaries, and some wrote memoirs if they survived. But over a century later, it’s rare to have a window into the everyday thoughts and feelings of one man, a time capsule of the experience of one of those 13 million.

4 Wars Directly After WW1 (Documentary)

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Watch Mad Kings about Nicolae Ceaușescu The armistice of November 11, 1918 ended the fighting between the Great Powers in the first world war. But for much of Europe and the Middle East, the armistice nor the peace treaties that followed failed to achieve a stable peace. The collapse of the German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and Russian Empires left an unstable power vacuum and brought opportunities for political violence.

Topics: Hungarian-Romanian War · Polish-Soviet War · Greco-Turkish War · Irish War of Independence · Irish Civil War

1917: Turning Point of WW1 (Full Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula Both the Entente and the Central Powers didn't achieve a breakthrough in 1916. 1917 would bring dramatic changes on all fronts with new weapons, tactics, two Russian Revolutions and more.

Topics: Russian February Revolution 1917 · Western Front Spring Offensives 1917 · US Entry into WW1 · Unrestricted Submarine Warfare · French Mutinies 1917 · Kerensky Offensive 1917

The Wars and Crises that Caused WW1 (Full Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula In the late 19th and early 20th century the great European powers were entangled in a series of escalating crises and wars. Each successive crisis brought the world one step closer to the outbreak of the First World War.

Topics: 2nd Boer War 1899-1900 · Serbia 1903 · Russo-Japanese War 1904/05 · 1st Moroccan Crisis 1905 · Pig War 1906 · Bosnian Crisis 1908

First Poison Gas Attack of WW1: 2nd Battle of Ypres 1915 (Documentary)

393K views · 1y ago · 21:47

By April 1915, the Western Front was mired in trench warfare. Germany’s new Chief of Staff, General Erich von Falkenhayn, didn’t think his army could break the deadlock, and Germany needed to help struggling Austro-Hungarian forces in the East. Before the Germans turned against Russia though, they decided to attack in the West to keep the Allies off balance.

Why did the US Enter WW1? (Documentary)

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In early 1917, the United States was still neutral in the First World War. Meanwhile, German leaders were getting desperate – if they couldn’t find a way to break the war of attrition on the Western Front, the Allies would probably defeat them. The result was multiple gambles that staked everything on a quick victory with the risk of drawing the US into the war.

▶️ Mentioned videos: Michael S. Neiberg – Why the US Entered the First World War and Why it Matters,

The Spanish-American War 1898 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula In the last years of the 19th century, tension was building in the Caribbean. American newspapers were filled with grisly reports of Spanish atrocities against the people of Cuba struggling for independence. US businessmen and expansionist politicians also saw practical opportunities in Spain’s struggles: great power status and an empire for the United States. It’s the Spanish-American War.

Russia's Great Retreat 1915 (WW1 Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula In May 1915, the Central Powers launched one of the greatest offensive operations of the First World War. The armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary planned to smash their way through Russia lines and tip the strategic balance in their favor. The result was one of the biggest and bloodiest campaigns of the war, known today as the Great Russian Retreat.

The Most Pointless Battle of WW1? - Passchendaele 1917 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula For more than three long months in 1917, Allied and German soldiers fought tooth and nail over a battlefield churned into a sea of sucking mud and shellholes by the guns. Hundreds of thousands were killed and wounded, some of them drowning in the soupy ground — for Allied gains of just a few kilometers. So why did the Battle of Passchendaele happen at all, and was it the most pointless battle of the First World War?

The Irish Wars 1919-1923 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula In 1919, Great Britain had just emerged victorious from the First World War, and ruled over an even larger empire than before . But in Ireland, many were unhappy with British rule, and over the next two years, Irish republicans won a brutal war of independence – but victory soon gave way to division, and Ireland would be torn apart by an even bloodier Civil War.

Battle for Gaza 1917: The Palestinian Campaign of WW1 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula The ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict has its roots in another war more than a century ago. When the First World War began in 1914, the territory of today’s Israel and Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire. But in 1917 the British Empire began a campaign that would change history: there would be bitter fighting in Gaza, wild cavalry charges, even talk of a modern crusade. And it would lay the foundations for a century of violence.

Was Germany Really Starved Into Surrender in WW1? (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula From 1914 to 1919, Allied warships in the Atlantic and Mediterranean controlled maritime trade to and from the Central Powers – stopping shipments of weapons and raw materials, but also food, from reaching their enemies. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of German civilians died of hunger-related causes.

Austria-Hungary's Greatest Victory of WW1: Battle of Caporetto 1917 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula In October 1917, German and Austro-Hungarian troops went over the top into the rain and fog to attack the Italian trenches opposite them. They would go on to break the trench deadlock on the Italian Front, and nearly destroy the Italian army in just two weeks. The Battle of Caporetto was Austria-Hungary’s greatest victory of WW1 – and where a young Erwin Rommel learned to fight like a Desert Fox.

1916: The First World War (Full Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula 1916 was a watershed year for the First World War. In the summer multiple gigantic offensives were taking place simultaneously, the biggest naval battle in history up until that point was fought and even smaller fronts didn't remain quiet.

Topics: Battle of Verdun · Italian Front 1916 · Brusilov Offensive · Middle East 1916 · Battle fof the Somme · Romanian and Balkan Front 1916

▶️ Mentioned videos: Battle of Verdun · Brusilov Offensive · Battle of the Somme

The Mexican Revolution 1910-1920 (Documentary)

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The Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920 was a conflict of shifting alliances and assassinations, peasant revolutionaries, an attack on US soil, and US intervention in Mexico. The decade of struggle cost hundreds of thousands of lives, resulted in new constitutions and governments, and — for some at least — turned bandits into heroes.

Was WW1 Pointless? - War Goals Of Every Major Nation

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula The First World War is often seen as futile and pointless. Millions of men fought and died for years, but no one was satisfied with the outcome, which did not bring a lasting peace. But that is not how governments and many people saw the war as it was being fought. So what did the countries fighting actually want to achieve? In other words, what was the purpose of the First World War?

The Two Russian Revolutions 1917 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula The Russian February Revolution of 1917 saw the dramatic end of the Romanov dynasty and the creation of a new provisional government. But before 1917 had passed, Russia was gripped by a second revolution - that some have also called a coup. What happened?

Outbreak of World War I 1914 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula In the summer of 1914, following the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand the July Crisis, the Great Powers of Europe went to war. Everyone expected a short war "over by Christmas" but instead the war turned into a colossal struggle on multiple fronts and trench warfare set in.

The Battle of the Somme (WW1 Documentary)

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The Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest of the First World War. From July to November 1916, millions of men struggled to fight in mud, under crushing shellfire, or in a hail of machine gun bullets. The Somme has been a synonym for the futility of trench warfare, but also the subject of fierce debate – who really won the battle of the Somme?

The Irish War of Independence (Documentary)

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Great Britain had emerged victorious from the First World War, and ruled over an even larger empire than before . But many in Ireland were unhappy with British rule, and over the next two years, Irish republicans won their independence – so how did the mighty British empire lose the Anglo-Irish War?

Why WW1 Turned Into Trench Warfare (WW1 Documentary)

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Trench Warfare is one of the lasting symbols of the First World War, especially on the Western Front. But when the war began, the German and French armies envisioned sweeping advances and defeating the enemy swiftly. So, how and why did the Western Front in 1914 turn into the trench system we associate with WW1?

The Battle of Verdun (WW1 Documentary)

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Support Gilded Destiny on Kickstarter The Battle of Verdun represents the worst of trench warfare and the suffering of the soldiers in the minds of millions – and for many, the cruel futility of the First World War. But why did Germany decide to attack Verdun in the first place and why didn't they stop after their initial attack failed?

Snipers in World War 1 (Documentary)

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In fall 1914, the British and French armies on the First World War’s Western Front were wrestling with a problem: unseen German riflemen were picking off any man who showed himself above the trench. Something had to be done about it – and the result was the birth of the modern sniper.

📰 Mentioned news: ‘The men behind the scope · Schäfer, Robin. ’A Dirty Duty Well Performed: German Snipers in the First World War.’

How WW1 Created the Middle East Conflicts (Documentary)

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The modern Middle East is a region troubled by war, terrorism, weak and failed states, and civil unrest. But how did it get this way? The map of today’s Middle East was mostly drawn after the First World War, and the war that planted many of the seeds of conflict that still plague Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Syria and even Iran today.

World War Zero: 3 Conflicts That Foreshadowed WW1 (Full Documentary)

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Raymond Martin, Konstantin Bredyuk, Lisa Anderson, Brad Durbin, Jeremy K Jones, Murray Godfrey, John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen Røste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B.

Topics: Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 · Italo-Turkish War 1911-1912 · Balkan Wars 1912-1913

▶️ Mentioned videos: Video on youtube.com · CHAPTER 1 · CHAPTER 2 · CHAPTER 3

Why Germany Lost the First World War (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula Germany's defeat in the First World War has been blamed on all kinds of factors or has even been denied outright as part of the stab in the back myth. But why did Germany actually lose? Nebula

Was Cavalry Useless in the First World War?

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The First World War was a catalyst for modern warfare with tanks, poison gas, flamethrowers and more. Cavalry didn't have a place anymore on the modern battlefield - or so the common misconception goes. In this video we show how useful cavalry still was in WW1.

The Death of the Russian Army 1917 (WW1 Documentary)

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Guest: Roman Borisovich Gul

As 1917 began, the Russian army was larger and better-equipped than ever before. Within weeks, the Tsar and his dynasty were gone, and by the summer, the Russian army was disintegrating before the eyes of its generals – but how exactly did one of the most powerful armies in the world collapse?

📄 Mentioned papers: doi:10.7916/d8-ymra-bx03

The Deadliest Day of WW1

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What was the deadliest day of any nation in WW1? There are multiple candidates for that, but why should we even care? Well, the answer to this question highlights a challenge with popular memory that is often focused on the biggest battles of the war like the Somme or Verdun.

The Polish Soviet War 1919-1921 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula The Polish-Soviet War was one of the most important conflicts in the aftermath of the First World War when Eastern Europe was in flux. Both the Polish and the Bolshevik Army had the advantage numerous times and at the Battle of Warsaw is looked like the Bolsheviks would carry the revolution into Western Europe.

The Spanish Rif War 1921-1926 (Documentary)

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The Rif War between Spain and the Rif Republic gave rise to a young Spanish officer named Francisco Franco - who later would become Spanish dictator. After Spain had almost lost the war against the Rifi people, they got help from France and WW1 hero Philippe Pétain.

The British-Boer War 1899-1902 (Documentary)

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The 2nd Boer War saw the British Empire bring to bear the entire imperial might to put to rest a dispute with the Boer Republics in South Africa. With scorched earth tactics and the use of concentration camps, the Boer War was a glimpse of what was to come in 20th century warfare.

Battle of Cambrai 1917: The Dawn of Tank Warfare (WW1 Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula The Battle of Cambrai 1917 didn't have a clear winner, but the conclusions that Germany and Britain drew from it, particularly about the use of the tank (in combinations with other arms), would have far reaching consequences in 1918.

How the Russian Civil War Ended

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula Vladimir Lenin had led the Bolshevik movement through the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War but by 1922 his health was failing and infighting among Bolshevik leadership caused friction. In the end Josef Stalin was able to prevail over Leon Trotsky and lead the newly founded Soviet Union until his death in 1953.

The Balkan Wars 1912-1913 (Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula Nebula John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen Røste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. Knapp MD, Tobias Wildenblanck, Richard L Benkin, Marco Kuhnert, Matt Barnes, Ramon Rijkhoek, Jan, Scott Deederly, gsporie, Kekoa, Bruce G. Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje

The Irish Civil War 1922-1923 (4K Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the withdrawal of Great Britain from almost all of Ireland was supposed to be a big step towards full Irish independence. But the pro-Treaty Irish Free State and the anti-Treaty IRA couldn't bridge their differences and so the Irish Civil War broke out.

The Greek-Turkish War 1919-1923 (Greco-Turkish War Documentary)

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Watch 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula The defeat of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 meant that it got its own peace treaty like the other three Central Powers. But the emerging Turkish National Movement under Mustafa Kemal resisted the Treaty of Sevres and occupation by various Entente Powers. Their successful resistance led to the creation of modern Turkey and the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923.