Hindenburg and Ludendorff and world war I, 1914 at the out break of war.

The storm breaks -- War plans I -- War plans II -- German victory and defeat -- Hindenburg and Ludendorff: the meeting -- The Battle of Tannenberg -- The new idols -- The first Battle of the Marne: defeat in the West -- Enter Falkenhayn -- Continuing stalemate East and West -- Conflict in command -- Germany's leaders -- The war against Falkenhayn -- Colonel House's mission -- Breakthrough at Gorlice-Tarnow -- Serbia falls -- Germany occupies the Baltic countries -- Falkenhayn's gamble at Verdun -- Brusilov's offensive against Austria-Hungary -- Falkehayn loses command -- The duo takes charge -- The Western front: the tactical problem -- The "Hindenburg Program" for German victory -- Unrestricted submarine warfare -- The Zimmermann Telegraph: the fatal error -- General Nivelle's offensive: the second Battle of the Aisne -- The turnip winter: toward military dictatorship -- The duo overturns the chancellor -- Civilian and military reactions and the third Battle of Ypres -- Cambrai: the surprise of tank warfare -- Brest Litovsk: a victory of sorts -- Ludendorff's bid for a knockout victory in the West -- French and British countermeasures -- March 21, 1918: the big push -- Ludendorff contrives failure -- Trouble on the home front: the duo's myopia -- Ludendorff tries again: success and failure on the Marne -- Enter the Americans -- Plan Gneisenau: Ludendorff's final failure -- The French attack: the Battle of the Rheims -- The black day of the German army: the high command's dilemmas -- August-September 1918: the unavoidable conclusion -- Germany's new government and Ludendorff's lies -- Germany's final collapse.