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From August 1914 to November 1918, an unprecedented catastrophe gripped the world that continues to reverberate into our own time.
World War I was the first conflict in which entire societies mobilized to wage unrestrained war, investing all their wealth, industries, institutions, and the lives of their citizens to win victory at any price.
![World War I: The "Great War"](https://gclh.zaptv.com/7oCcYwtAJP0PbraKEowZMsl6jLxpevigfZ88o6WJ7jxSBVykZmLsB_KGkGFe_qaLFbWGXOSFhhiV4J-eGuueOrOE2VZWv4bhA_M=e365-w644-h320-l70-v1-pf-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War"")
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![World War I: The "Great War": Europe in 1914](https://gclh.zaptv.com/dYOG5gIfv1Kf6npNDrcfJzNFy33mWDQ2oMQQTBMMbpJV50GTIyZwBDAGLZ0DaAZKjw1OfCT8hJvxrVmdd0xxK7dEfiqe27h3Qg=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Europe in 1914")
![World War I: The "Great War": Towards Crisis in Politics and Culture](https://gclh.zaptv.com/sFVki9vh01xrq1HqzJpLzvREs8qFO7HAt1XtwahvaAwgUv-bh8a-Y9D_tLA_FXUtpcx5rY55lX9mECx0J9_JHYN3y1xsUPqZxC4=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Towards Crisis in Politics and Culture")
![World War I: The "Great War": Causes of the War and the July Crisis, 1914](https://gclh.zaptv.com/p8rhNPB8d-veThWA5EHRiO-PvfVvBP-wWjOrDNImsssHJim1CV7BTS8IPV1AMrFYXpfRwRutswN0tjsMu3AcghCG0ozGFeNigOU=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Causes of the War and the July Crisis, 1914")
![World War I: The "Great War": The August Madness](https://gclh.zaptv.com/8Y1xx0v-O_ilW2JBwBOO4am12SMmhzd7NIg23JbE5PoyPCm1hiyWfQeNLantPJtYAsr3ita4lYWitkRh6d4poNvu8YtPhst8XA=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The August Madness")
![World War I: The "Great War": The Failed Gambles—War Plans Break Down](https://gclh.zaptv.com/CcksNHd_EFLhrJ0_X_0UHp1BoQYsC4_i1cZa6FjAandLKObnC7h5e7DhT0z6Nxx3WSQBbabreHvwhIbYPM-TqrgPmGp4kL-9h7s=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The Failed Gambles—War Plans Break Down")
![World War I: The "Great War": The Western Front Experience](https://gclh.zaptv.com/hGkV2sJxo95koq2dbousL6z2JgV33pPlaEZ6WFOOejrrzFQKUPqIoDzjuT-NSLqR0f6S3sidqoeOlSWXuL3I4zmIh82Yl_zYre4S=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The Western Front Experience")
![World War I: The "Great War": Life and Death in the Trenches](https://gclh.zaptv.com/h_qtiu2i3E11f0NqS6CAQndBmtc6L4KQ5vubiPuka8qEd1ZWnJZKzChYaGOC7M3XPHqqRp3P93NRInVvZqWMC_Dv4tjzVOdU8QA=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Life and Death in the Trenches")
![World War I: The "Great War": The Great Battles of Attrition](https://gclh.zaptv.com/ToBKc-RxcYGmm2Q_kCwPHiALL6y1e0LkOPUjrQhhMCAsWxeOFPhQE3YRlJwT80cksnMIB8xeun-IZRtXlBPAYFuhqFJ7ewwSiQ=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The Great Battles of Attrition")
![World War I: The "Great War": The Eastern Front Experience](https://gclh.zaptv.com/82PtLmOlz-5vXAh59Iyjav-vlMLzKjc61CFirm3fexTNUoRyYNqh79TkveeylqYo5VdaJyug35JZCxStJm_lSEN775Q4-F5o5_ks=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The Eastern Front Experience")
![World War I: The "Great War": The Southern Fronts](https://gclh.zaptv.com/Wh5a0dB_594cmAqPdCNHpdR9byPNeCghcioD-3kBhT07V0cZ0jZ6bY7gBBZ0NxuzapG2YquW1VLNxw31Ph1wOKzL5x_0hC6vwnQ=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The Southern Fronts")
![World War I: The "Great War": War Aims and Occupations](https://gclh.zaptv.com/YQjicvnDAtnKsWSrrzuqyes6CICO-tmlzXYp-V4AEHX4tJMGV0SUY9KfrwaJ9rKkU1GyBoHcuNcPuNWjWOkcfLQoXVtcu0GMP3c=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": War Aims and Occupations")
![World War I: The "Great War": Soldiers as Victims](https://gclh.zaptv.com/VzSbCe-qoxuusP39gCU1KE9x3zgdRg3LguKoIu2n8egtwXr0yvtUx4DET7zFcyaQEVsAnkMGnXNx8PAJCC0n90Fn-Gc0a5P3kVg=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Soldiers as Victims")
![World War I: The "Great War": Storm Troopers and Future Dictators](https://gclh.zaptv.com/Poy9e2tntqLcbTluVik6xYsNCqTV0rvtpTVk56kXy8IjWhH2XkBoAwYK6dgLzxxcvFb8Xr8ITf2CX2vzFYTfECVq30CEx8g5Tpc=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Storm Troopers and Future Dictators")
![World War I: The "Great War": The Total War of Technology](https://gclh.zaptv.com/Mpi70PhAxUlH1NXW-Lc8HT471-IqDX5EfzvQArZ363tPVY-ZRDuK39NkfuFVY1_5WUIGrlDeYRuKFGQU19XtzpY5NPqzfgSGhjQ=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The Total War of Technology")
![World War I: The "Great War": Air War](https://gclh.zaptv.com/GWmawg-0e7DV1g91O9U4LPgS2DuTPcOro2-rs2bTfacsOOc40lLk55Mf4oSgBzBUVDY_L4hrWkoxx6tMe5jef3KefMxwFlp8cavF=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Air War")
![World War I: The "Great War": War at Sea](https://gclh.zaptv.com/-ZfesaTS-PqzvLOfyFgCq_2W6_9CRUblJG88XMAZGAXIHj-87tqQwa68pvVV4BLyjnTwIQcbDCw4HTSmdc8_I76lmxK4-yxbvz0=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": War at Sea")
![World War I: The "Great War": The Global Reach of the War](https://gclh.zaptv.com/bvyT0ETi2gLk6nHfP2I0jfis4HQUwu-ZwNHy-2_V6yj0AOW9KJG5nwF8hCrV6P2fmxITpeTHUkTfoUb3ZkeagSXk-ZaTJ8bXyic=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The Global Reach of the War")
![World War I: The "Great War": The War State](https://gclh.zaptv.com/JBOeuWFRtCr9S3L2ctzH7eDCJj0MmMjjj-lRSF129mwId8WMGUmQSQAZ88qun18vqwn8E8fGhsgDXj0t0J3Ltq6O1kkEPn7CFA=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": The War State")
![World War I: The "Great War": Propaganda War](https://gclh.zaptv.com/DbwNPjG8ufGk5qaD66XOeWt1Rj4T_hXlkZiM-j_xU6V8xLEWxoi0Y39ssGIyv8Vn5OkoaqOkUFZnm-z2j-oizT5AolE0TCjAAJ6r=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Propaganda War")
![World War I: The "Great War": Endurance and Stress on the Home Front](https://gclh.zaptv.com/BEAfT-HQUKfyMIU1OOHb8Jjz603Llb4ZyBweuC87bhBqvQMeCTy7fl5jy2W5S7yueboTeQz4CJ_OIPcMaaBxTwfQd9xjJ-jm72rx=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Endurance and Stress on the Home Front")
![World War I: The "Great War": Dissent and Its Limits](https://gclh.zaptv.com/_J23R8CKdqv2RdM4o1Sa1Ce75Qo6Cg5KD8re1ji_6RiuWH1c65JMDg9xy22GKjB8E-L9BRG9Pc8VsrX0UTuByb9jlyDJDKisZQ=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Dissent and Its Limits")
![World War I: The "Great War": Remobilization in 1916–1917](https://gclh.zaptv.com/I5rUWr6ty5uSJMyawFFjcxiL6d4kCU3was6vc0Szpjq8E_tLNP2cYb5m7h4CSqIzwDk-BGVV1yACdPAqoFaMfQ6ZS9gVodGMqSs=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Remobilization in 1916–1917")
![World War I: The "Great War": Armenian Massacres—Tipping into Genocide](https://gclh.zaptv.com/TC9b8X3QglXDDBvKc9ax5gh3ep4FPRVkeJC-xeVth9G6ELOH1Sr_jdDGU3rgv3SBA_IiuE7CR1z1xXqNKWzYkkJgsC9PVeGHMA=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Armenian Massacres—Tipping into Genocide")
![World War I: The "Great War": Strains of War—Socialists and Nationalists](https://gclh.zaptv.com/B2utgVymiwV127SxUZGwo2YV5DziE-OB7d7cA8NXM7kvHb6pGGpj2ufvo0OgpE7Hbp1SzaK4Y2RNrS-mWkgn3dKUkIUuixllXg=e365-w275-h180-l70-v1-p-l70.jpeg "World War I: The "Great War": Strains of War—Socialists and Nationalists")