1914 – 1918
The first truly global conflict. Empires that had stood for centuries collapsed in four years of industrialized slaughter. The war began with cavalry charges and ended with tanks, poison gas, and aerial bombing — and left a broken world that would ignite again in twenty years.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
The first truly global conflict. Empires that had stood for centuries collapsed in four years of industrialized slaughter. The war began with cavalry charges and ended with tanks, poison gas, and aerial bombing — and left a broken world that would ignite again in twenty years.
The Great War was fought from 1914 to 1918.
The Great War was fought between Allied Powers and Central Powers.
An estimated 19,700,000 people died in The Great War, including roughly 9,700,000 military and 10,000,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Brusilov Offensive, Hundred Days Offensive, Battle of the Somme, and Battle of Passchendaele (Third Ypres).