World War I: The Complete Story — Season 1
About this season
One of the most comprehensive World War 1 documentary series ever made recalls the causes conduct, and aftermath of "The War to End All Wars". Along with the social, political, and economic fabric of the times, the roles of key figures are analyzed in depth. Produced during the Golden Age of CBS TV documentaries, this series, narrated by Robert Ryan, contains some of the highest quality World War 1 footage known to exist.
Episodes (27)
1. Summer at Sarajevo
Aired 20 July 1964 • 45 min
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.
2. Clash of the Generals
Aired 22 July 1964 • 45 min
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.
3. The Doomed Dynasties
Aired 23 July 1964 • 45 min
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.
4. Atrocity: 1914
Aired 24 July 1964 • 45 min
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.
5. They Sank the Lusitania
Aired 25 July 1964 • 45 min
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.
6. Verdun: The Inferno
Aired 26 July 1964 • 45 min
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.
7. Battle of Jutland
Aired 27 July 1964 • 45 min
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.
8. The Trenches
Aired 28 July 1964 • 45 min
The Trenches
9. D-Day at Gallipoli
Aired 29 July 1964 • 45 min
D-Day at Gallipoli
10. America the Neutral
Aired 30 July 1964 • 45 min
America the Neutral
11. Wilson & War
Aired 1 August 1964 • 45 min
Wilson & War
12. Revolution in Red
Aired 2 August 1964 • 45 min
Revolution in Red
13. Year of Lost Illusions
Aired 3 August 1964 • 45 min
Year of Lost Illusions
14. Behind German Lines
Aired 4 August 1964 • 45 min
Behind German Lines
15. Over There
Aired 5 August 1964 • 45 min
Over There
16. Over Here
Aired 6 August 1964 • 45 min
Over Here
17. Daredevils and Dogfighters
Aired 7 August 1964 • 45 min
Daredevils and Dogfighters
18. The Promised Lands
Aired 8 August 1964 • 45 min
The Promised Lands
19. The Agony of Caporetto
Aired 9 August 1964 • 45 min
The Agony of Caporetto
20. Tipperary & All That Jazz
Aired 10 August 1964 • 45 min
Tipperary & All That Jazz
21. The Tide Turns
Aired 11 August 1964 • 45 min
The Tide Turns
22. The Battle of the Argonne
Aired 12 August 1964 • 45 min
The Battle of the Argonne
23. The Day the Guns Stopped Firing
Aired 13 August 1964 • 45 min
The Day the Guns Stopped Firing
24. Wilson & Peace
Aired 14 August 1964 • 45 min
Wilson & Peace
25. The Allies in Russia
Aired 15 August 1964 • 45 min
The Allies in Russia
26. Heritage of War
Aired 16 August 1964 • 45 min
Heritage of War
27. Extras
Aired 17 August 1964 • 45 min