Classic series. The German army launched a successful counter-attack in May 1918, but it was is too late - the Americans had arrived. Show more

1964 BBC series. The first Allied counter attack against the Germans began on 17 July, 1918. By 5 August, the Germans had been driven back to the River Aisne. Show more

Classic series. With the Western Front dominating the minds of generals and statesmen, they sought a back door to victory - the Middle East. Show more

Classic BBC series. The penultimate episode recounts the collapse of Germany's Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian allies. Show more

Classic BBC series. At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year 1918, the Armistice came into effect. Show more

Classic BBC series. The Battle of the Marne resulted in a decisive victory for Allied forces, and trench warfare began to emerge at Aisne. Show more

Classic BBC documentary series, first broadcast in 1964. Britannia no longer rules the waves as the Royal Navy suffers shattering defeats. Show more

1964 documentary series. The war continued into 1915 and the French and British struggled to keep up with the demand for shells and artillery. Show more

Classic 1964 BBC series about World War I. Minister of munitions David Lloyd George struggles to modernise Britain's industrial capability. Show more

The war continues throughout 1915. Towering over all else was the mighty German offensive of Gorlice-Tarnow, where the Russians lost two million men. Show more

Classic series about WWI. This episode looks at the Battle of Verdun, one of the bloodiest clashes in history, which lasted for ten months during 1916. Show more

Classic series from 1964. Over two million volunteers respond to Kitchener's appeal of 1916, and many are sent to the killing grounds of the Somme. Show more

The Battle of the Somme began in July 1916. By February 1917, an irreparable blow had been struck at the German Army, but at the cost of 415,000 British troops. Show more

Classic 1964 BBC documentary series. This episode explores the attempts to rally the French Army for a spring offensive, but they began to openly mutiny. Show more

Classic BBC series. In 1917, the October revolution brought the Communists to power in Russia, while America entered into the war on 6th April. Show more

Classic BBC documentary series from 1964. Morale becomes impossible to sustain as the battle of Passchendaele lasts through the summer of 1917. Show more

Classic BBC series. Following the October Revolution, Russian enthusiasm for the war heartens the Allies and alarms the Germans. Show more

Classic BBC 1964 documentary series. A look at the experiences of soldiers on the Western Front and the effect this had upon the human spirit. Show more

Classic BBC series. Germany takes a huge risk, launching a massive offensive in early 1918, aiming to achieve victory before the Americans arrive. Show more

Kitchener recognised the stalemate on the Western Front and looked elsewhere for victory. A British naval expedition tried to take the Dardanelles. Show more