The Great War

How the British army fought its first battle at the Belgian town of Mons. Despite initial success, the British infantry were sent into retreat after two weeks. Yet as the Germans pressed forward to Paris, apparently invincible, French Commander-in-Chief General Joffre slowly began to build a more solid resistance – which would lead ultimately to Allied victory.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

On the Idle Hill of Summer...

Episode 2

For Such a Stupid Reason Too...

Episode 3

We Must Hack Our Way Through

Episode 4

Our Hats We Doff to General Joffre

Episode 5

This Business May Last a Long Time

Episode 6

So Sleep Easy in Your Beds

Episode 7

We Await the Heavenly Manna...

Episode 8

Why Don't You Come and Help?!

Episode 9

Please God Send Us a Victory...

Episode 10

What Are Our Allies Doing?

Episode 11

Hell Cannot Be So Terrible

Episode 12

For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me

Episode 13

The Devil is Coming...

Episode 14

All This It Is Our Duty to Bear

Episode 15

We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost

Episode 16

Right Is More Precious Than Peace

Episode 17

Surely We Have Perished

Episode 18

Fat Rodzianko Has Sent Me Some Nonsense

Episode 19

The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go

Episode 20

Only War, Nothing but War

Episode 21

It Was like the End of the World

Episode 22

Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In?

Episode 23

When Must the End Be?

Episode 24

Allah Made Mesopotamia – and Added Flies

Episode 25

The Iron Thrones Are Falling

Episode 26

...And We Were Young