The Great War S3E1 — Prelude to Verdun And The Road To the Somme - Week 76
The Great War•Season 3•Episode 1

Prelude to Verdun And The Road To the Somme - Week 76

Jan 7, 20169 min
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1915 was a year in favour of the Central Powers. But in early 1916, the Russians, British and French were sending more fresh troops into battle than ever before – and better equipped too. French General Joseph Joffre was confident that a huge combined offensive

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The Fight for Montenegro & The Disaster Of Kut - Week 78

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The Kaiser's Birthday - Hypocrisy in Greece - Week 79

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Germany Aims For Verdun - Russia Goes South - Week 80

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The Generalissimo Goes Forth - Week 81

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The Ghost Of The Lusitania - Russia Takes Erzurum - Week 82

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The Battle of Verdun - They Shall Not Pass - Week 83

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The US Arms Industry - The Fight for Douaumont - Week 84

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Equilibrium of Carnage at Verdun - Portugal Joins The War - Week 85

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Battle of the Isonzo - Discord Among the Central Powers

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Russian Spring Offensive - Confusion at Fort Vaux

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Verdun - A Nightmare to Annex

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Zeppelins over Britain - Terror in the Skies

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The Meat Grinder at Verdun - Brusilov's New Plan

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The Muddy Graves of Russia and Kut

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Dividing Up the Middle East - The Sykes-Picot Agreement

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The British Surrender at Kut - Germany Restricts the U-Boats

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The British Death March in Mesopotamia

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Conrad's Cunning Plan - Hiding in Plain Sight

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Cutting Germany's Wings - The Dawn of the Air Force

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The Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy vs. German Imperial Navy

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The Brusilov Offensive - The Arab Revolt

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What If - Two Pivotal Moments of World War 1

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The Death of Max Immelmann - Haig's Final Offensive

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British Artillery at the Somme - Brusilov Offensive Implodes

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The Battle of the Somme - Brusilov on His Own

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Meatgrinder at the Somme - Battle of Mametz Wood

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Australia's Darkest Hour - The Battle of Fromelles

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Happy Birthday World War 1

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Germany's Grandeur - Analyzing the War Effort

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Italy Breaks Through - Cadorna's Triumph

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Cadorna Snatches Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

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The Five Nation Army - The Salonica Front Erupts

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Romania Joins the War

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Fire in the Sky - Zeppelin Shot Down Over Britain

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Beasts of Steel - The First Tanks on the Battlefield

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Manfred von Richthofen's First Victory - American Volunteers in WW1

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Falkenhayn Crosses the Carpathians - The Battle of Sibiu

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Douglas Haig's Fantasies Drown in Mud

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Deadly Routine on the Italian Front - The 8th Battle of the Isonzo

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French Plans for Glory at Verdun - Romania Stops the Germans

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France Turns the Tide at Verdun

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War of Attrition on the Italian Front - The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo

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Charming the Poles - The Central Powers Look for New Allies

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Heavy Action at the Somme - The Fight for Monastir

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The Death of Franz Joseph - The End of the Somme

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Romania on the Ropes - Reflections on the Battle of the Somme

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The Fall of Bucharest - Political Turmoil in Russia

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The Mesopotamian Front Awakes - Joseph Joffre Gets Sacked

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They Did Not Pass - The Battle of Verdun Ends

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Turmoil in Russia - The Assassination of Rasputin

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Episode Summary

"Prelude to Verdun And The Road To the Somme - Week 76" is episode 1 of The Great War season 3. It aired on January 7, 2016.