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The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage - Week 15

Nov 6, 201410m

Three months after the outbreak of the war, another world power enters the conflict: The Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman war minister Enver Pascha, a supporter of a new Turkish self confidence, wants to gain advantages for a future Turkey by declaring war. Meanwhile, another ship of the German East Asian Squadron is surprising the Royal Navy by sinking two of their ships near Coronel, Chile. Regardless, the battles on the Eastern Front, Western Front and in Serbia are continuing.

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The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage - Week 15

Episodes

The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1

Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan - Week 2

To Arms! The Deployment of Troops - Week 3

A New War with Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front - Week 4

The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg - Week 5

Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia - Week 6

Taxi to the Front – The First Battle of the Marne - Week 7

Welcome to the Dirt – The Beginning of Trench Warfare - Week 8

The Russian War Machine and the Race to the Sea - Week 9

Dying in the Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll - Week 10

Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short War - Week 11

Learning From Napoleon – Russia, The Underestimated Enemy - Week 12

A War to End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda - Week 13

Fresh Meat - The Search For New Recruits - Week 14

The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage - Week 15

The Defensive War on the Western Front - Week 16

The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play - Week 17

Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for Resources - Week 18

Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade - Week 19

The Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee - Week 20

The Raid On Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation - Week 21

The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus Snow - Week 22