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  1. War without End

    10/10The final part explores the war's last months, the armistice and the Treaty of Versailles.

  2. Germany's Last Gamble

    9/10In March 1918, the Germans launched a massive offensive on the Western Front.

  3. Revolution

    8/10How governments, fearing unrest at home, set about fomenting revolution among the enemy.

  4. Blockade

    7/10The British responded to German submarines in the North Sea with a blockade of Europe.

  5. Breaking the Deadlock

    6/10This part covers the battle on the Western Front from 1915-17.

  6. Shackled to a Corpse

    5/10The war on the Eastern Front initiated many horrors of 20th-century warfare.

  7. Jihad

    4/10The Ottoman Empire summoned Muslims to Jihad to overthrow Allied power in the Middle East.

  8. Global War

    3/10A look at the global implications of the war, particularly on the African continent.

  9. Under the Eagle

    2/10The first months of the war on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous.

  10. To Arms

    1/10The war's pattern was set early by Austro-Hungarian atrocities against Serbian civilians.