Podcasts by History Of The Great War
History of the Great War is a weekly podcast that will cover the First World War that occurred from 1914 and 1918. Every week we will be discussing the events that occurred exactly 100 years ago. We will journey from the borders of France in the blistering heat of 1914, to the shores of Gallipoli, to the banks of Somme, to the final knockout attempt by the German army in the spring of 1918.
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Interview 10: The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America's Future with Neil Lanctot from 2022-03-08T00:26
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ListenInterview 9: Jewish World War 1 Veterans Under Hitler with Dr. Michael Geheran from 2021-12-12T06:00:02
Pick up Dr. Michael Geheran's book, Comrades Betrayed: Jewish World War 1 Veterans Under Hitler, from Cornell Press: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501751011/comrades-betrayed/Find m...
ListenInterview 8: Cartoons and Visual Propaganda with Jesse Alexander from 2021-11-14T06:00
I met with Jesse Alexander (Home | Jesse Alexander History) to discuss his research into cartoons and visual propaganda during the war. You can follow Jesse over at (18) Jesse Alexander (@jesse_his...
ListenInterview 7: Arras 1917 with Jim Smithson from 2021-10-15T20:00
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ListenInterview 6: The War&Poetry with Colin Fisher from 2021-10-14T05:00:12
Follow Colin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Colin_A_FisherGreat War Group Introductions #5 Poetry and the War - https://greatwargroup.com/product/gwg5/Selected Readings:Dead Man's Dump by Isaac Ro...
ListenInterview 5: Early Cruiser Warfare with Chris Sams from 2021-10-12T05:00
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ListenInterview 4: Austria-Hungary with Nicolai Eberholst from 2021-10-11T05:00:19
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ListenInterview 3: The Italian Empire and the Great War with Dr. Vanda Wilcox from 2021-09-26T05:00:03
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ListenInterview 2: The First World War in Computer Games with Dr. Chris Kempshall from 2021-09-12T05:00:03
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ListenInterview 1: The Franco-Prussian War with Jesse Alexander and Catherine Pfauth from 2021-08-14T11:34
In this interview I was joined by part of the team behind the new video series Glory and Defeat to discuss the Franco-Prussian War. Learn more about Glory and Defeat at https://realtimehistory.ne...
ListenIntelligent Speech 2021 from 2021-03-01T01:32:43
I will be giving a talk at Intelligent Speech 2021 on April 24th. Register now to hear me talk about the Czech Legion, and excellent presentations from 40 other presenters.
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Patreon Episode 42: French Military Tactics Pt. 2 from 2021-02-28T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 41: French Military Tactics Pt. 1 from 2021-02-27T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 40: Przemyśl Pt. 2 from 2021-02-26T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 39: Przemyśl Pt. 1 from 2021-02-25T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 38: Conscription Pt. 2 from 2021-02-24T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 37: Conscription Pt. 1 from 2021-02-23T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 36: Information Warfare from 2021-02-22T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 29: Medical War Pt. 4 from 2021-02-21T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 28: Medical War Pt. 3 from 2021-02-20T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 27: Medical War Pt. 2 from 2021-02-19T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 26: Medical War Pt. 1 from 2021-02-18T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 25: Artillery Pt. 3 from 2021-02-17T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 24: Artillery Pt. 2 from 2021-02-16T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 23: Artillery Pt. 1 from 2021-02-15T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 22: Doctrine Pt. 6 from 2021-02-14T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 21: Doctrine Pt. 5 from 2021-02-13T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 20: Doctrine Pt. 4 from 2021-02-12T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 19: Doctrine Pt. 3 from 2021-02-11T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 18: Doctrine Pt. 2 from 2021-02-10T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 17: Doctrine Pt. 1 from 2021-02-09T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 16: Occupation Pt. 2 from 2021-02-08T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 15: Occupation Pt. 1 from 2021-02-07T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 14: Trench Raids from 2021-02-06T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 13: Railways Pt. 3 from 2021-02-05T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 12: Railways Pt. 2 from 2021-02-04T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 11: Railways Pt. 1 from 2021-02-03T06:00
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ListenPatreon Episode 10: Tanks Pt. 2 from 2021-02-02T06:05
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ListenPatreon Episode 9: Tanks Pt. 1 from 2021-02-01T06:05
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ListenPatreon Episode Release Announcement from 2021-02-01T06:00:13
Over the next month 28 previously Patreon exclusive episode will be released on the feed. All thanks to the podcast's excellent supporters over the last 5 years. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
ListenHistory of the Second World War - League of Nations Part 3 from 2020-04-28T05:00
Part 3 of a 3 part series from the History of the Second World War podcast.You can find information about the new podcast at any of the links below:WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: histor...
ListenHistory of the Second World War - League of Nations Part 2 from 2020-04-27T05:00
Part 2 of a 3 part series from the History of the Second World War podcast.You can find information about the new podcast at any of the links below:WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: histor...
ListenHistory of the Second World War - League of Nations Part 1 from 2020-04-26T05:00
Part 1 of a 3 part series from the History of the Second World War podcast. You can find information about the new podcast at any of the links below:WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: histo...
ListenHistory of the Second World War Introduction from 2020-04-14T20:09:31
This week my new podcast launched, History of the Second World War. I bet you cannot guess what it is about! You can find it wherever podcasts are found. You can find information about the new podc...
Listen238: Tipperary from 2019-12-18T06:00
The fighting on the Western Front ended over 101 years ago, why is the First World War so important?Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out...
Listen237: India and the War from 2019-12-17T06:00
In her time of need the British Empire called upon her possessions around the world for assistance, and India answered. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours ...
Listen236: China and the War from 2019-12-16T06:00
China tries to contribute to the Allied war effort, and finds it surprisingly difficult to do so. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out ...
Listen235: War in East Africa Pt. 3 from 2019-12-15T06:00
The war in East Africa comes to a close. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASbBjaTSupport the podcast ...
Listen234: War in East Africa Pt. 2 from 2019-12-14T06:00
The war in East Africa heats up. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASbBjaTSupport the podcast on http...
Listen233: War in East Africa Pt. 1 (Fixed) from 2019-12-13T11:11
A previous version of this episode was posted with some incorrect audio. In this previously Patreon exclusive episode we find out about the war in East Africa.Do you want to chat with other History...
Listen232: Interview with National World War 1 Museum and Memorial from 2019-12-11T06:00
This week I travel to Kansas City, Missouri to speak with representatives of the National World War 1 Museum and Memorial Visit the National World War 1 Museum and Memorial's website at https://the...
Listen231: Listener Questions Pt. 4 from 2019-12-04T06:00
The listeners asked questions, I found answers. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASbBjaTSupport the ...
Listen230: Weimar Germany Pt. 3 from 2019-11-27T06:00
The Germans did not do a good job of keeping up with their reparation obligations, and so the French decided to take action. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and y...
Listen229: Weimar Germany Pt. 2 from 2019-11-20T06:00
After surviving possible revolution from the left, the Weimar government is thrown out of power from the right. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, ...
Listen228: Weimar Germany Pt. 1 from 2019-11-13T06:00
In the aftermath of the war was left a German state struggling against revolution from all sides. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out i...
Listen227: Irish Civil War Pt. 4 from 2019-11-06T06:00
The Irish-Civil War would come to an end in 1923, not with a bang but with a whimper. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: h...
Listen226: Irish Civil War Pt. 3 from 2019-10-30T05:00
After some early failures, the Republican Army would face some hard questions, with no good answers. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang ou...
Listen225: Irish Civil War Pt. 2 from 2019-10-23T05:00
The Anglo-Irish war would end with a treaty that had to be accepted in Dublin, but not everybody thought that it was the best path forward. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War ...
Listen224: Irish Civil War Pt. 1 from 2019-10-17T05:00
With the war over, the dreams of Irish Home Rule quickly turned into a violent nightmare Sources 1922: the Birth of Irish Democracy by Tom Gravin Green Against Green – The Irish Civil War: A ...
Listen223: Middle Eastern Revolts Pt. 3 from 2019-10-09T05:00
The people of Iraq had risen against British rule, but could they actually succeed? Do you want to chat with otherHistory of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: http...
Listen222: Middle Eastern Revolts Pt. 2 from 2019-10-02T05:00
The new British Mandate of Mesopotamia would rise in revolt in 1920, hoping to throw off their new British rulers. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours trul...
Listen221: Middle Eastern Revolts Pt. 1 from 2019-09-25T05:00
Egypt and Iraq would both find themselves under the control of the British Empire after the war, neither of them were necessarily thrilled with that arrangement. Do you want to chat with other Hist...
Listen220: Turkish War of Independence Pt. 3 from 2019-09-18T05:00
The Greeks would first land in Anatolia in Smyrna, and when they returned it would cause a disaster. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang o...
Listen219: Turkish War of Independence Pt. 2 from 2019-09-11T13:03
While Mustafa Kemal solidifies his power in Ankara, the Greeks arrive. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord...
Listen218: Turkish War of Independence Pt. 1 from 2019-09-04T05:00
The Armistice of Mudros ended the war for the Ottoman Empire, but fighting in the remnants of the Empire was far from over. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and y...
Listen217: Baltic Independence Pt. 3 from 2019-08-28T05:00
During its fight for independence Lithuania would be trapped between its neighbors. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: htt...
Listen216: Baltic Independence Pt. 2 from 2019-08-21T05:00
With the retreat of the German army in November 1918, the Latvian began a fight for their future. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out ...
Listen215: Baltic Independence Pt. 1 from 2019-08-14T05:00
In the years after 1918 Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia would fight for their independence. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Disc...
Listen214: Finnish Civil War Pt. 2 from 2019-08-07T05:00
With the battle lines drawn the Finnish Civil War heats up, and then swiftly ends. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: htt...
Listen213: Finnish Civil War Pt. 1 from 2019-08-01T05:00
When the Tsar was removed from power nationalist movements all over the Empire were emboldened in their quest for independence, and one of these movements was in Finland. Do you want to chat with o...
Listen212: Polish-Soviet War Pt. 6 from 2019-07-24T05:00
The Polish and Soviet forces would find themselves largely back where they started the year, and it was time to think about peace. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners...
Listen211: Polish-Soviet War Pt. 5 from 2019-07-18T05:00
In August 1920 the Red Army would be very close to their goal of capturing Warsaw, then everything would fall apart. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours tr...
Listen210: Polish-Soviet War Pt. 4 from 2019-07-11T05:00
After the Polish attack the Red Army would prepare a counterstroke, one that would take them to the gates of Warsaw. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours tru...
Listen209: Polish-Soviet War Pt. 3 from 2019-07-09T05:00
After a brief pause in the fighting, the Polish-Soviet War would reignite with a Polish invasion of Ukraine. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come...
Listen208: Polish-Soviet War Pt. 2 from 2019-06-26T05:00
The fighting between Poland and the Red Army would begin in a tiny town in modern day Belarus. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in D...
Listen207: Polish-Soviet War Pt. 1 from 2019-06-19T16:48
The First World War was over, the Russian Civil War was ongoing, but the fighting in Eastern Europe was just getting started. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and...
Listen206: The Russian Civil War Pt. 6 from 2019-06-12T05:00
When the Communist leaders in Moscow defeated the Whites, they still have a plethora of other problems to work though. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours ...
Listen205: The Russian Civil War Pt. 5 from 2019-06-05T05:00
In 1919 the White forces in Russia would reach their point of greatest strength, and then they would fall apart. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, ...
Listen204: The Russian Civil War Pt. 4 from 2019-05-29T05:00
With the Russian Civil War heating up, one the strongest White armies would arise in Siberia, and it would march West. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours ...
Listen203: The Russian Civil War Pt. 3 from 2019-05-22T05:00
After our discussions of the Communists in the previous episodes it is time to turn our eyes to the anti-Bolshevik forces. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yo...
Listen202: The Russian Civil War Pt. 2 from 2019-05-15T05:00
Before jumping into the first battles of the Civil War in Episode 203, we have to take some time to discuss the actions of the Bolsheviks, later Communists, on the political front. Do you want to...
Listen201: The Russian Civil War Pt. 1 from 2019-05-08T05:00
After the signing of the armistice on the Western front, the fighting continued around the world. Nowhere was that fighting more deadly than in Russia. Do you want to chat with other History of th...
Listen200: The Tolkien Special from 2019-05-01T05:00
One of my favorite authors would serve during the war, taking part in the Battle of the Somme. In this episode, an Episode 200 special, I take some time to talk about his experiences during the war...
ListenPatreon Preview: Cavalry Pt. 4 from 2019-04-24T22:09
Part 3 of our examination of the role of cavalry during the war Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASbB...
ListenPatreon Preview: Cavalry Pt. 3 from 2019-04-17T21:20
Part 3 of our examination of the role of cavalry during the war Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASbB...
ListenPatreon Preview: Cavalry Pt. 2 from 2019-04-10T05:00
Part 2 of our examination of the role of cavlary during the war Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASbB...
ListenPatreon Preview: Cavalry Pt. 1 from 2019-04-03T05:00
Of all of the military arms that took part in the war the cavalry is perhaps the most ridiculed, but is that a fair assessment? Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, an...
Listen199: Versailles Pt. 16 - Legacies from 2019-03-29T05:00
We come now to the end as we chronicle the last days before Germany signed their treaty. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discor...
Listen198: Versailles Pt. 15 - Reparations from 2019-03-26T05:00
The most discussed feature of the German treaty was the details of the expected reparations. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Dis...
Listen197: Versailles Pt. 14 - Last but Not Least from 2019-03-13T05:00
Many topics were discussed at the Paris Peace Conference, none were considered more important than what to do about Germany. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and y...
Listen196: Versailles Pt. 13 - Russia from 2019-03-06T06:00
Alone of the countries that had entered the war against Germany, Russia was not invited to Paris. In this episode we discuss why. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners,...
Listen195: Versailles Pt. 12 - Between Two Giants from 2019-02-27T06:00
Between Bolshevik Russia and a defeated Germany the Poles were trying to create a new country, and they it would be a long road. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, ...
Listen194: Versailles Pt. 11 - Shadows of an Empire from 2019-02-22T06:00
There were many countries trying to carve out their own place in post-war Eastern Europe. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discor...
Listen193: Versailles Pt. 10 - A Kingdom for the Serbs, Croatians, and Slovenes from 2019-02-19T06:00
The war had started with an ultimatum to Serbia, Serbia would also be there when it was over. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in D...
Listen192: Versailles Pt. 9 - To Kill and Empire from 2019-02-06T06:00
Nobody knew what to do with Austria and Hungary, because they were Austria-Hungary, but then they weren't Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come ha...
Listen191: Versailles Pt. 8 - A Jewish Homeland from 2019-01-31T06:00
The Mandate of Palestine would be given to the British, and they had some big promises to keep. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in ...
Listen190: The Medical War Pt. 2 from 2019-01-30T06:00
In this second special episode we continue our look at the medical side of war with a special focus on neurosurgery. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours tru...
Listen189: The Medical War Pt. 1 from 2019-01-29T06:00
In this special episode we discuss medical care during the war. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASb...
Listen188: Versailles Pt. 7 - The Dissolution of Turkey...Or Not from 2019-01-16T06:00
While the delegates in Paris debated the future of the Ottoman Empire, in Anatolia they were taking matters into their own hands. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners,...
Listen187: Versailles Pt. 6 - Breaking Up the Middle East from 2019-01-15T06:00
The Middle East would be broken up between the British and French, but they had some problems determining exactly how, and then keeping control of their new territory. Do you want to chat with oth...
Listen2018 Podcast Retrospective from 2019-01-08T22:55
This episode functions as a kind of podcast update, where I talk about the last year of episodes and the next year of episodes. There is no actual history discussed in this episode, so feel free to...
Listen186: Versailles Pt. 5 - Distributing the Spoils from 2018-12-19T06:00
In our first episode about how the Middle East was handled at the Conference we need to talk about what mandates are and how they were applied all over the world. The most important Arab representa...
Listen185: Versailles Pt. 4 - Racial Equality, Denied. and the Betrayal of China from 2018-12-12T06:00
Both Japan and China would send representatives to the Paris Peace Conference. Their situations coming into the conference could not have been more different, but they both left disappointed. Do y...
Listen184: Versailles Pt. 3 - The League of Nations from 2018-12-11T06:00
One of the major topics for discussion at the Paris Peace Conference was the League of Nations. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in...
Listen183: Versailles Pt. 2 - Guests at the Party from 2018-11-28T06:00
The British would play a big role in the negotiations at Versailles, and they would be led by Lloyd George who would be one of the four individuals on the Supreme Council, which would make most of ...
Listen182: Versailles Pt. 1 - The Treaty That Shaped (Broke?) The World from 2018-11-21T06:00
After the fighting had stopped, it was time to decide what the peace would look like. For this task representatives from all over the world gathered in Paris in early 1919. They all brought their o...
ListenListener Questions Pt. 3 from 2018-11-11T13:33
It is once again time to dig into the question pile to talk about a variety of topics. Land of Desire: A French History Podcast http://www.thelandofdesire.com/ Reduce by Half Podcast I guested on ...
ListenPatreon Preview: Neutral Spain from 2018-11-07T06:00
This 2017 Patreon episode covers Spain, a country that technically stayed out of the war, but which still felt its effects. This is the second of two Patreon Preview episodes before the lengthy ser...
ListenPatreon Preview: Trench Raids from 2018-10-31T05:00
This 2017 Patreon episode take a look at a near constant fact of life on the Western Front, Trench Raids. This is the first of two Patreon Preview episodes before the lengthy series of Paris Peace ...
ListenThe Great Influenza Pt. 2 - Circling the Globe from 2018-10-24T05:00
The last few months of 1918 saw an influenza pandemic that circled the globe. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only epis...
ListenThe Great Influenza Pt. 1 - So It Begins from 2018-10-17T05:00
In 1918, as war raged in Europe a new, more deadly foe joined the battle. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes...
ListenThe Armistice Pt. 3 - Aftermath from 2018-10-15T05:00
After the signing of the armistice the German Army and Navy had to come to terms with what came next. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to sp...
ListenThe Armistice Pt. 2 - The Sound of Silence from 2018-10-03T05:00
November 11th. The End. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes.For a no strings attached donation: http://buymea...
ListenThe Armistice Pt. 1 - The Situation at Home from 2018-09-26T05:00
Why did the leaders of Germany and Austria-Hungary need an armistice? What did they try to do to keep their countries together? Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where ...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 9 - Racing to the Finish from 2018-09-19T05:00
With the Germans reeling from repeated Allied offensives, the German army and society begins to fall apart. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access ...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 8 - The Last Offensive from 2018-09-18T05:00
In October 1918 the Allies would attack along the entire front, pushing the Germans to the brink. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special ...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 7 - Attack, Attack, Attack from 2018-09-06T09:50
After a disastrous start in late September there was only one possible course of action for the Americans at the Meuse-Argonne. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 6 - The Lost Battalion from 2018-08-29T05:00
Amidst our very large story, we zoom in to talk about the events of a single battalion that ends up getting lost. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get a...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 5 - War is Hell from 2018-08-22T05:00
The Americans give it a go in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and they found out that actually this whole war thing is pretty hard. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar wher...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 4 - Americans from 2018-08-15T05:00
The French and British had already launched their attacks, and now it was time for the Americans to join it, at a place called St. Mihiel Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreat...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 3 - Onward from Amiens from 2018-08-08T05:00
After August 8th the attacks at Amiens would continue, and after attacks would be launched all along the front. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get acc...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 2 - The Black Day from 2018-08-01T05:00
On August 8th the Allied attack at Amiens would begin, it would not be a good day for the German Army Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to spec...
ListenThe Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 1 - Second Battle of the Marne from 2018-07-25T05:00
The German offensives are over, the Allied offensives are about to begin. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes...
ListenListener Questions Pt. 2 from 2018-07-11T05:00
You had questions, I have some answers. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes.For a no strings attached donatio...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 9 from 2018-07-04T11:56
In the summer of 1918 the German Army would try two more times to crack open the Western Front. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special s...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 8 from 2018-06-28T05:00
With so many French and British troops moved north to meet the previous German attacks, Ludendorff begins his next attack in the south. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatw...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 7 from 2018-06-20T05:00
The German focus shifts north, and Georgette is launched in Flanders. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes.For ...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 6 from 2018-06-13T05:00
Operation Michael was over, but what had it accomplished? Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes. For a no string...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 5 from 2018-06-06T05:00
The German attack has been launched, and the first day was successful. What happens next? Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporte...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 4 from 2018-05-23T05:00
After months of preparation, on March 21st the German attack begins. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes.For ...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 3 from 2018-05-16T05:00
In the days leading up to the attack the German troops prepared for their great offensive. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special suppor...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 2 from 2018-05-09T05:00
With the German Army gearing up for an attack, the British and French were still recovering from a disastrous 1917. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get ...
ListenKaiserschlacht Pt. 1 from 2018-05-02T04:00
1918 would see the Germans launch the greatest series of offensives yet seen in the war, that story starts here. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get ac...
ListenThe Air War: 1918 from 2018-04-24T23:41
While the war was coming to a climax on the Western Front, in the skies above pilots and machines were reaching new heights. British Military History Journal February 2018 (FREE!)Support the podca...
ListenListener Questions Pt. 1 from 2018-04-18T05:00
Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes. For a no strings attached donation: http://buymeacoffee.com/greatwarLearn...
ListenItalian Front: The End from 2018-04-11T05:00
After three years of fighting on the Italian front, the war was over. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes.For...
ListenItalian Front: Last Gasps on the Piave from 2018-04-04T05:00
On the Italian Front both armies entered 1918 beat down from 3 years of war, but they both had enough power for one more effort. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar wher...
ListenItalian Front: The Walking Wounded from 2018-03-28T05:00
On the Italian front both sides stumbled into 1918. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes.For a no strings atta...
ListenMiddle East: The End from 2018-03-21T05:00
The war came to an end in 1918, in this episode is a quick summary of what came next. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter o...
ListenMiddle East: Gaza and Beersheba from 2018-03-14T05:00
The war in the Middle East would come to an end, but not before a successful British attack at Gaza and Beersheba. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get ...
ListenMiddle East: The Advance into Palestine from 2018-03-06T06:00
The primary effort for the British in the Middle East in 1917 would be an attack out of Egypt and into Palestine. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get a...
ListenMiddle East: Mesopotamia&Caucasus from 2018-02-28T01:31
The Ottoman military would be stretched in multiple directions, some of which were forced upon them, some they forced upon themselves. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwa...
ListenMiddle East: Arab Revolt Pt. 2 from 2018-02-21T01:24
The Arab Revolt began, and then fizzled very quickly. Lawrence of Arabia also makes an appearance. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to specia...
ListenMiddle East: Arab Revolt Pt. 1 from 2018-02-14T06:00
With the downfall of the Ottoman Empire seemingly imminent, the British would reach out to its subjects in hopes of stoking the fires of rebellion. Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/histor...
ListenThe Beginning of the End from 2018-02-06T06:00
Nobody at the time knew that 1918 would be the last year of the war, but we do, so lets talk about what you can look forward to over the next 11 months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
ListenPasschendaele: Mud and Misery from 2018-01-29T00:00
As their major effort for 1917 the British would launch an offensive in Flanders, it would contain some of the most famous, or infamous British actions for the entire war.Learn more about your ad c...
Listen1917 French Mutinies from 2017-12-08T00:00
After the failures of the Nivelle offensive, the French army decided it had enough of useless failures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choice...
ListenNivelle Offensives Pt. 4 from 2017-11-30T00:00
The first days of attack had failed, and now Nivelle would have to answer for his promises of swift victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad c...
ListenNivelle Offensives Pt. 3 from 2017-11-28T00:00
In mid-April 1917, the attacks would begin, they would go okay, I guess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenNivelle Offensives Pt. 2 from 2017-11-15T00:00
With the date for the attack set, the French goverment, and generals, start to have some concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Vi...
ListenNivelle Offensives Pt. 1 from 2017-11-08T00:00
1917 would see another attempt by the French and British to win the war on the Western Front, it would not work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ...
ListenThe Air War Pt. 3 from 2017-10-31T00:00
1917 would be a high point for the air war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Air War Pt. 2 from 2017-10-22T00:00
1916 would see the RFC take on their greatest task yet, the Battle of the Somme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
ListenThe Air War Pt. 1 from 2017-10-13T00:00
The start of 1916 brought with it the dawn of a new era of aerial combat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Yanks Are Coming Pt. 4 from 2017-10-10T00:00
In our last episode on America entering the war, we have a bit of a grab bag of topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
ListenThe Yanks Are Coming Pt. 3 from 2017-09-29T00:00
Saying you are joining a war and fighting a war are very different, as the Americans would find out in 1917. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad c...
ListenThe Yanks Are Coming Pt. 2 from 2017-09-20T00:00
On April 6th, 1917 the United States would declare war, how did they get there? What happened next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. V...
ListenThe Yanks Are Coming Pt. 1 from 2017-09-17T00:00
1917 would see the entry of the last major belligerent in the war, the United States, and it would start with a telegram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more ab...
ListenWar Beneath the Waves Pt. 3 from 2017-09-14T00:00
The U-Boats have been unleashed, it is time for the British and Americans to respond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
ListenWar Beneath the Waves Pt. 2 from 2017-08-31T00:00
In 1917 the Germans made the decision to launch another unrestricted U-Boat campaing, but why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
ListenWar Beneath the Waves Pt. 1 from 2017-08-24T00:00
A key inflection point for the war was the decision for a German unrestricted submarine campaign in 1917. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choi...
ListenRevolution: Russia Pt. 6 from 2017-08-17T00:00
With the Bolsheviks now in control it was time to get out of the war, and the cost would be great. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Vi...
ListenRevolution: Russia Pt. 5 from 2017-08-15T00:00
The second Russian Revolution of 1917 would come to pass in October, and behind it would be a group called the Bolsheviks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more a...
ListenRevolution: Russia Pt. 4 from 2017-08-09T00:00
When your country is crumbling around you, the best course of action is to launch an attack, obviously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choice...
ListenRevolution: Russia Pt. 3 from 2017-07-30T00:00
With the Tsar now gone, Russia continues its slide into the abyss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRevolution: Russia Pt. 2 from 2017-07-20T00:00
The February Revolution would bring the Tsarist government toppling down, but what would take it's place? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choi...
ListenRevolution: Russia Pt. 1 from 2017-07-13T00:00
1917 would be a hard year for Russia as it experienced 2 revolutions, in this episode we discuss some of the causes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about y...
ListenItalian Front 1917 Pt. 7 from 2017-06-30T00:00
Part 7 of our Italian front episodes sees the Caporetto attack come to is conclusion, and we bid farewell to an old friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more ...
ListenItalian Front 1917 Pt. 6 from 2017-06-25T00:00
Part 6 of our Italian front episodes and the climax of the Italian front arrives as the Germans and Austrians launch the Battle of Caporetto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
ListenItalian Front 1917 Pt. 5 from 2017-06-15T00:00
Part 5 of our Italian front episodes sees us finally arrive in 1917. It is time for the Italians do to what the Italians had been done, 10th time's a charm? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
ListenPremium Preview: Dealing with Doctrine from 2017-06-11T00:00
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ListenItalian Front 1917 Pt. 4 from 2017-06-09T00:00
Part 4 of our Italian front episodes sees the final attack of 1916, the death of an Emperor, and a meeting of the minds in Rome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn ...
ListenItalian Front 1917 Pt. 3 from 2017-06-01T00:00
Part 3 of our coverage of the Italian Front in 1916 we look at the 8th Battle of the Isonzo and then discuss morale and discipline in the Italian Army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
ListenItalian Front 1917 Pt. 2 from 2017-05-25T00:00
Part 2 of our coverage of the Italian front in 1916 sees the Italians try two more offensives on the Isonzo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad c...
ListenItalian Front 1917 Pt. 1 from 2017-05-18T00:00
Part 1 of our chronicle of the events of 1916 and 1917 on the Italian front. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
ListenRomania Pt. 4 from 2017-04-19T00:00
Part 2 of Romania's No Good Very Bad Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRomania Pt. 3 from 2017-04-10T00:00
Part 1 of Romania's No Good Very Bad Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRomania Pt. 2 from 2017-04-03T00:00
The Romanian Campaign started with a bang for the Romanians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRomania Pt. 1 from 2017-03-29T00:00
In August 1916 Romania entered the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenFood at the Front from 2017-03-19T00:00
In our final episode about food (for now) we check in with what the men are eating at the front. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visi...
ListenLife on the Homefront Pt. 4 from 2017-03-14T00:00
We catch up with what was happening in Italy, before just discussing some random topics from the homefront. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad ch...
ListenLife on the Homefront Pt. 3 from 2017-03-03T00:00
Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman Empires would both have problems with food while all countries would try to keep their citizens in support of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
ListenLife on the Homefront Pt. 2 from 2017-02-23T00:00
We talk about the struggles in Germany where food was hard to find. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLife on the Homefront Pt. 1 from 2017-02-14T00:00
While fighting was raging at the front, back at home it was no cakewalk, and there certainly was no cake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choi...
ListenChanging of the Guard from 2017-02-06T00:00
By the second half of 1916 for both the French and Germans it was time for a change at the very top and by the end of the year both Joffre and Falkenhayn would be replaced. Learn more about your ad...
ListenPremium Preview: Neutrals of Europe from 2017-02-01T00:00
Special free Patreon episode on the neutrals of Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenDeath, Drafts, and Peace from 2017-01-30T00:00
A catch up episode of some random topics that missed previous episodes. Lord Kitchener dies, Britain institutes the draft, and politicians all over Europe start wondering if peace is a good idea. L...
ListenEnd of 2016 Special Report from 2017-01-01T00:00
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ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 14 from 2016-12-22T00:00
October and November would be the final months on the Somme and another force would join the fighting, weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your a...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 13 from 2016-12-15T00:00
September would be the month of the tank, the month of the last general offensives, and the most costly month for the Germans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn mo...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 12 from 2016-12-08T00:00
August and September were a depressing time for the British and French on the Somme as yet another effort would be launched and yet another effort would fail. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
ListenEpisode 100 Listener Question Time from 2016-12-02T00:00
To celebrate episode 100 I asked listeners for questions, and here is what they came up with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 11 from 2016-11-23T00:00
The last two weeks of July were a fitting end to what had been a month of hell for all of the men on the Somme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your a...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 10 from 2016-11-18T00:00
The next big British effort would be on July 14th, it would actually sort of work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 9 from 2016-11-09T00:00
The attack was not over, but on July 3rd the British entered a lull in the fighting, a lull resulting in 25,000 more casualties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn ...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 8 from 2016-11-02T00:00
The dreadful day of July 1st is over, so it is time to us to take a breath and look back, before looking forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 7 from 2016-10-27T00:00
At the far south of the British line the 13th Corps goes hand-in-hand with the French, and things actually go pretty good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more a...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 6 from 2016-10-19T00:00
It is the Third and the Fifteenth Corps time in our story as they move out toward the German postions, and actually accomplish something. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 5 from 2016-10-12T00:00
The 8th and 10th Corps moved forward against the German lines on July 1st, the results were less than amazing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 4 from 2016-10-05T00:00
After months of planning, and a week of artillery fire, the day had come, and July the 1st dawned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Vi...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 3 from 2016-09-28T00:00
A critical piece of the preparations for the Somme was the artillery, this episode looks at it in detail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choi...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 2 from 2016-09-13T00:00
In early 1916 the British and French were gearing up for their next great offensive astride the banks of a little river called the Somme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
ListenTragedy on the Somme Pt. 1 from 2016-09-06T00:00
In early 1916 the British and French were gearing up for their next great offensive astride the banks of a little river called the Somme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
ListenBrusilov Offensive Pt. 5 from 2016-08-31T00:00
All three armies take a breather in the East, as all prepare for what is to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
ListenBrusilov Offensive Pt. 4 from 2016-08-24T00:00
All three armies take a breather in the East, as all prepare for what is to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
ListenBrusilov Offensive Pt. 3 from 2016-08-17T00:00
In the East, the great battle of 1916 is about to begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBrusilov Offensive Pt. 2 from 2016-08-10T00:00
In the East, the great battle of 1916 is about to begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBrusilov Offensive Pt. 1 from 2016-08-02T00:00
In the East, the great battle of 1916 is about to begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEaster Rising Pt. 3 from 2016-07-27T00:00
The Rising, that so quickly came to be, will now quickly come to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEaster Rising Pt. 2 from 2016-07-20T00:00
This episode we leave the battlefield and instead move to the streets of Dublin, which are about to erupt in rebellion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more abou...
ListenEaster Rising Pt. 1 from 2016-07-13T00:00
This episode we leave the battlefield and instead move to the streets of Dublin, which are about to erupt in rebellion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more abou...
ListenJutland Pt. 5 from 2016-07-06T00:00
This is the fifth and final episode on the battle of Jutland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenJutland Pt. 4 from 2016-06-29T00:00
Now it is time for the largest naval battle of the war, and I think the largest one in history up to 1916, so let's get to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn m...
ListenJutland Pt. 3 from 2016-06-20T00:00
This week we pick up at that point with the battlecruisers of the two Admirals fully engaged with each other. There was however another group about the enter the battle and that was the 5th Battle ...
ListenJutland Pt. 2 from 2016-05-25T00:00
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ListenJutland Pt. 1 from 2016-05-18T00:00
We start today on our story of the greatest naval battle of the war, it was an action that took place on the North sea on May the 30th and into the next morning. It involved 150 British ships and 1...
ListenVerdun Pt. 13 from 2016-05-11T00:00
Verdun, is over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenVerdun Pt. 12 from 2016-05-04T00:00
After a long hard fought offensive the Germans were finally stopped by the end of July and now it was time for the French to start pushing them back, it is these actions that we will discuss today....
ListenVerdun Pt. 11 from 2016-04-27T00:00
This episode represents our third to last episode on the events of the battle of Verdun. In the months of June and July the Germans would launch another set of attacks, this time aiming for Fort So...
ListenVerdun Pt. 10 from 2016-04-18T00:00
This week we move forward to May and the attacks launched by both sides during the month. In the ned May would be catastrophically deadly for all involved. After covering the events of May we will ...
ListenVerdun Pt. 9 from 2016-04-13T00:00
Last week the Germans failed in their attacks on the West Bank at Verdun in March 1916. April would mark the beginning of what I am calling The Long Grind by which I mean a series of attacks and co...
ListenVerdun Pt. 8 from 2016-04-06T00:00
This week we will ask the question that the German leaders were also beginning to look around and ask themselves "what next." After the offensive finally came to a halt on the east bank on the 28th...
ListenVerdun Pt. 7 from 2016-03-28T00:00
Into this situation there would be one man who was given command over Verdun and would forever be associated with the rest of the battle, than man was General Henri Phillipe Petain. Soon he would b...
ListenVerdun Pt. 6 from 2016-03-21T00:00
Today we will look at the third and fourth days of fighting before looking at one incident that happened on the fifth day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more a...
ListenVerdun Pt. 5 from 2016-03-13T00:00
Today the action finally begins at Verdun. Today we will look at the opening German attacks on the first and second days of fighting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
ListenVerdun Pt. 4 from 2016-03-06T00:00
Up to this point in these episodes we have been discussing Falkenhayn, The Germans, and their plans for the attack almost exclusively. It is finally time to take a look at the French, what they had...
ListenVerdun Pt. 3 from 2016-02-28T00:00
This week we move one step closer to the start of the battle in February by looking at the German preparations for their attack. First we will talk about one of the most important features of the f...
ListenVerdun Pt. 2 from 2016-02-21T00:00
This week we are going to dive much deeper into the German plans for their attack at Verdun. The attack would be planned for two phases, the first phase the attack at Verdun and then the second pha...
ListenVerdun Pt. 1 from 2016-02-14T00:00
In many ways Verdun became the First World War, and it distills down all of the problems that the armies had been facing since 1914, all of the lessons they had thought they had learned, and showca...
ListenShell Shock from 2016-02-07T00:00
100 years later and soldiers still come back from serving their country irrevocably changed. The fact that service men and women still suffer from problems not dissimilar from those experienced by ...
ListenYear of Years from 2016-01-31T00:00
By January 1st 1916 the war, which was supposed to be over by Christmas was now 522 days old. And 1916 would be the year of the war, it would be the year that everybody remembers, it would be the y...
ListenFall of Serbia from 2016-01-03T00:00
As 1915 drew to a close so to did the defiance of the little Balkan nation that started it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit...
ListenSubmarine Warfare Part 2 from 2015-12-20T00:00
The path to and away from unrestricted submarine warfare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenSubmarine Warfare Part 1 from 2015-12-13T00:00
For the first war in history submarines, or U-Boats as the Germans called them, would play an important role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad...
ListenMiddle Eastern Adventures Part 3 from 2015-12-06T00:00
The British drive towards Baghad, and fail, before the greatest British military humiliation happens at a town called Kut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more a...
ListenMiddle Eastern Adventures Part 2 from 2015-11-22T00:00
In the opening moves in the Middle East the Suez Canal would be under threat and British forces would land as Basra on the Persian Gulf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...
ListenMiddle Eastern Adventures Part 1 from 2015-11-15T00:00
The Middle East would be a sideshow for most of the war, but that doesn't mean it was important both during the war and afterwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLea...
ListenFall Offensives: Aftermath from 2015-10-14T00:00
The attacks are over, but what happens now? And what happened throughout the entire year on the war's premiere front? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about ...
ListenFall Offensives Part 3 from 2015-10-04T00:00
With the failures of the French in Artois and Champagne, will the British do better at Loos? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
ListenFall Offensives Part 2 from 2015-09-27T00:00
The great fall offensives in Artois and Champagne are launched and the results are disappointing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Vis...
ListenFall Offensives Part 1 from 2015-09-20T00:00
As the summer of 1915 came to an end the French and British planned to launch one more effort before winter set in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about yo...
ListenThe Battle of Dogger Bank from 2015-09-13T00:00
The biggest naval battle of 1915 happened in January when a fleet of battlecruisers from both sides met in the North Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more ab...
ListenAdmiral Spee's Great Adventure Part 2 from 2015-09-06T00:00
In 1914 Vice Admiral Spee led his ships halfway around the world from China to South America, what happens when they get there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn m...
ListenAdmiral Spee's Great Adventure Part 1 from 2015-08-30T00:00
NOTE: A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated that Easter Island was a British possession, which is incorrect. The audio has been updated to remove this inaccuracy. In 1914 Vice Admi...
ListenLife and Death on the Isonzo Part 4 from 2015-08-23T00:00
The Italians race against the clock to break through the Austrian defenses as winter descends on the battlefield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your...
ListenLife and Death on the Isonzo Part 3 from 2015-08-16T00:00
The first attacks failed, but the Italians would try again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLife and Death on the Isonzo Part 2 from 2015-08-09T00:00
With the planning and preparations out the way, the Italians begin their attacks on the Isonzo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit...
ListenLife and Death on the Isonzo Part 1 from 2015-08-02T00:00
The Italians enter the war, this episode gives an overview of their military, their commander, and where they plan to fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more...
ListenRussian Retreat Part 4 from 2015-07-05T00:00
The Russians are in retreat, the Germans in pursuit. The bloody summer in the east comes to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. V...
ListenRussian Retreat Part 3 from 2015-06-28T00:00
With the Russians hurting, the Germans launch an even larger set of offensives with the goal of pushing them out of Poland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more ...
ListenRussian Retreat Part 2 from 2015-06-21T00:00
The German's unleash their offensive at the Battle of Gorlice-Tarnow, the Russians are left reeling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. ...
ListenRussian Retreat Part 1 from 2015-06-14T00:00
With the Germans on the defense in the West they gather their strength for a summer of attacks in the East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad ch...
ListenLife in the Trenches from 2015-06-07T00:00
This week we look at what it was like to live in the trenches, and what the battlefield looked like, in 1915. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad ...
ListenSecond Battle of Artois Part 2 from 2015-05-31T00:00
The Second Battle of Artois gets moving, will the French and British be successful in their attempt to punch through the lines? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn m...
ListenSecond Battle of Artois Part 1 from 2015-05-24T00:00
With the previous attacks winding down the British and French prepare to launch another attack on the Western front, on very familiar ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
ListenInnovation in the Air from 2015-05-17T00:00
World War 1 would be the first war in which air combat played a significant role, the roots for that combat lay in the technological and strategic choices of 1915. Learn more about your ad choices....
ListenSinking of the Lusitania from 2015-05-10T00:00
On May 9th the passenger ship Lusitania was hit by torpedos by a German U-Boat. 1,191 passengers would perish, including almost 200 American citizens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
ListenEastern Economics from 2015-05-05T00:00
An overview of the economic situation in Austria-Hungary and Russia as they move into the second year of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about you...
ListenSecond Battle of Ypres from 2015-04-16T00:00
The Germans introduce a new weapon on the Western Front in the form of poison gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
ListenNeuve Chapelle from 2015-04-05T00:00
The British attack at Neuve Chapelle and the French attack at St. Mihiel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenGallipoli Part 7 from 2015-03-29T00:00
The troops had also been on a hell of journey, but now they found themselves suck on the peninsula without any real hope of breaking out. Winter was coming down on them soon and while it was really...
ListenGallipoli Part 6 from 2015-03-22T00:00
The summer breakout attempts from Helles had been unsuccessful with the three battle of Krithia ending in failure for the British. The troops at ANZAC hadn't been idle during this time, but the pri...
ListenGallipoli Part 5 from 2015-03-15T00:00
Last week we covered the landings on the five beaches on the tip of the peninsula at Capre Helles so all of the troops are shore. The ANZAC troops from Australia and New Zealand now find themselves...
ListenGallipoli Part 4 from 2015-03-08T00:00
While other troops are landing elsewhere the primary point of effort was at Cape Helles by the men of the British 29th division. They would land on 5 beaches scattered around the end of the Gallipo...
ListenGallipoli Part 3 from 2015-03-01T00:00
The first day of landings on the Gallipoli peninsula. The soldiers of the ANZAC have their date with destiny at what will come to be called ANZAC Cove. The French land on the Asiatic shore, and the...
ListenGallipoli Part 2 from 2015-02-22T00:00
The Allied ships enter the Dardanelles for their final, and largest attack. We then dig into what British plan to do after it fails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLe...
ListenGallipoli Part 1 from 2015-02-15T00:00
This episode will be the first of what I believe to be five episodes on the Dardanelles slash Gallipoli campaign and today we will look at the events leading up to the first shot being fired by Roy...
ListenCaucasus Campaign from 2015-02-08T00:00
With the entry of the Ottoman empire into the war fighting quickly begins in the Caucasus Mountains as both Russia and Ottoman troops attack each other in turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
ListenNew Entries from 2015-02-01T00:00
There were a group of countries that would enter the war after August 1914, in this episodes we look at each of them in turn to find out why the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Romania, and Italy would e...
ListenWinter in the East Part 2 from 2015-01-25T00:00
In Prussia and Poland Germany is again on the attack first at the Vistula River, where poison gas makes its first appearance of the war and then in Prussia at the Second Battle of the Masuria Lakes...
ListenWinter in the East Part 1 from 2015-01-18T00:00
As the year turns on the eastern front the fighting continues in the winter conditions of central Poland and the Carpathian mountains. It is cold, it is snowing, but the fight goes o Learn more abo...
ListenArtois and Champagne from 2015-01-11T00:00
This is our second episode covering the events of 1915 so we will of course spend most of the episode talking about what the French did in the last few weeks of 1914. Learn more about your ad choic...
ListenA New Year from 2015-01-04T00:00
A new year dawns on the war, what are they going to do now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenChristmas Truce from 2014-12-21T00:00
With the war raging for months the men in the trenches take a moment around the holidays to stop trying to kill each other and instead celebrate the Christian holidays in style. Ceasefires, truces,...
ListenWar Upon the Seas from 2014-10-12T00:00
After last week's introduction to the Naval situation in 1914 this week we look at the composition of the British and German Navies. Then we will delve into how the two nations planned to use their...
ListenNaval Introduction from 2014-10-05T00:00
In the years leading up to the war the Germans invested heavily in their navy. In this episode we look at what caused them to do this and how the British felt about it. Then we will check out the n...
ListenWar Around the World from 2014-09-29T00:00
This episode jumps all around the world as we check back in with the Eastern Front as the German and Russian armies meet at the Battle of the Vistula River. We then begin our world wide tour with a...
ListenRace to the Sea from 2014-09-20T00:00
The Germans were stopped at the Marne but they have had time to regroup on the banks of the Aisne. The French and British attack to try to drive them out of France. In the aftermath the race to the...
ListenBalkan Bravery from 2014-09-13T00:00
With the Germans retreating in the west we turn our attention back to the east. We first check in on Serbia to see how the tiny nation in the Balkans is doing against its neighbor to the north Aust...
ListenMiracle on the Marne from 2014-09-06T00:00
The German Army was marching through northern France while the British and French retreated before them. For over a week they had been trying to stay ahead of the German steamroller. They would tur...
ListenDisaster in the East from 2014-08-30T00:00
While battles raged in Western Europe the Russian army was advancing into East Prussia, the heartland of the German army. Most of the German army was in the West and they were put in a situation wh...
ListenThe British from 2014-08-23T00:00
The British came to France to help their allies against the German invasion. After landing at the channel ports they march to Mons in Belgium where they will get their first taste of combat. The li...
ListenBattle of the Frontiers from 2014-08-16T00:00
With the Germans marching through Belgium the French begin their series of attacks that they think will end the war quickly. From Lorraine in the South, to the Ardennes Forest, to Belgium in the no...
ListenJuly Crisis Part 3 from 2014-07-26T00:00
The events of the July Crisis come to their seemingly inevitable conclusion. We will start our narrative on July 26th and follow it all the way through until the declarations of war begin to fly in...
ListenJuly Crisis Part 2 from 2014-07-19T00:00
The third week of July saw the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum delivered to Serbia and a response given by Serbia. The reply was rejected and the mobilization of Serbia and Austria-Hungary would begin. ...
ListenJuly Crisis Part 1 from 2014-07-12T00:00
The diplomatic maneuvering of July 1914 would go down in history as the July Crisis. This week we begin navigating the complicated waters of this crisis by introducing the primary diplomatic player...
ListenWar Has Changed from 2014-07-05T00:00
War had changed in the years leading up to 1914. Never before had armies been so large, never before had there been such a robust and developed rail network to move the troops around, never before ...
Listen100 Years Ago Today from 2014-06-28T00:00
100 Years ago today Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian radical in Sarajevo. How did this event result in a war that would consume not just Europe but the World? In this episode ...
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