The Road to the Great War

The events that led to World War 1

Map of Europe

It's winter and on the Eastern Front and Russia and Germany are suffering horrific casualties

Germany on the march

Australian nurses leave for the war aboard the 'Kyarra'

Japan Occupies German Marshall Islands

Returning to the Near East, and in particular, to Egypt, where Australians were still undergoing training.

One of the great naval battles. A victory, and a defeat as glorious as a victory.

A horrifying glimpse of things to come in Eastern Europe during the next war.

A focus on what was happening in Africa this week 100 years ago

The Christmas Truce, 1914

Zeppelins were airships made by the German Zeppelin company, founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin who had seen balloo... Read more

The Ottoman Empire enters the war and the First Division of the Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Expeditionary ... Read more

Major Ottoman defeat by the Russians (and the weather) at Sarikamish

The Battle of Marne halts the German Advance towards Paris

Austria-Hungary go to war with Serbia and Russia mobilises

The Road to War Episode 12 : Australia in New Guinea, we turn our attention closer to home

As the nation marches towards commemoration events for the centenary of World War 1, join us each week as we take a look... Read more

One of the defining battles of the early theatre of the Great War; the Battle of Tannenberg.

More battles break out