The Great War: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Great War Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Russia's Great Retreat 1915
May 9, 2025 · 27 min
In May 1915, the Central Powers launched one of the greatest offensive operations of the First World War. The armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary planned to smash their way throu
The Spanish-American War 1898
Jun 13, 2025 · 34 min
In the last years of the 19th century, tension was building in the Caribbean. American newspapers were filled with grisly reports of Spanish atrocities against the people of Cuba s
Why Did the US Enter WW1?
Jul 11, 2025 · 19 min
In early 1917, the United States was still neutral in the First World War. Meanwhile, German leaders were getting desperate – if they couldn’t find a way to break the war of attri
The First Poison Gas Attack of WW1: 2nd Battle of Ypres 1915
Aug 15, 2025 · 22 min
By April 1915, the Western Front was mired in trench warfare. Germany’s new Chief of Staff, General Erich von Falkenhayn, didn’t think his army could break the deadlock, and German
Why Did the First World War Break Out?
Sep 13, 2025 · 162 min
In the late 19th and early 20th century the great European powers were entangled in a series of escalating crises and wars. Each successive crisis brought the world one step closer
1917: Turning Point of WW1
Oct 10, 2025 · 203 min
Both the Entente and the Central Powers didn't achieve a breakthrough in 1916. 1917 would bring dramatic changes on all fronts with new weapons, tactics, two Russian Revolutions an
4 Wars Directly After WW1
Nov 21, 2025 · 124 min
The armistice of November 11, 1918 ended the fighting between the Great Powers in the first world war. But for much of Europe and the Middle East, the armistice nor the peace treat
A German Soldier in WW1: Diary and Photos from 1914-1918
Dec 12, 2025 · 35 min
More than 13 million men served in the German army during the First World War. Most wrote letters home, some kept diaries, and some wrote memoirs if they survived. But over a centu