History Of The Great War

This is Part 4 of the new Great War Revisited project. This episode is an expanded, rewritten, and rerecorded version of the Member Episode released in 2019. It was a time for change, and the agent of...

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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: historyof...

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 History...

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 Disc...

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 yours...

 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 ch...

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, and y...

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 Discor...

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 where y...

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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/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

We talk about the struggles in Germany where food was hard to find. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

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/adchoices Learn mo...

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/adchoices Learn more about your a...

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/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

In the East, the great battle of 1916 is about to begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

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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 count...

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 Le...

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 showcased...

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/adchoices ...

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/adcho...

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 megaphone...

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 lo...

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 Austria...

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 north...

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 players i...