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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 w... Read more

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200: The Tolkien Special

200: The Tolkien Special

One of my favorite authors would serve during the war, taking part in the Battle of the Somme.  In this episode, an Epis... Read more

1 May 2019

25mins

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Kaiserschlacht Pt. 5

Kaiserschlacht Pt. 5

The German attack has been launched, and the first day was successful. What happens next?Support the podcast on http://p... Read more

6 Jun 2018

27mins

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201: The Russian Civil War Pt. 1

201: The Russian Civil War Pt. 1

After the signing of the armistice on the Western front, the fighting continued around the world. Nowhere was that fight... Read more

8 May 2019

28mins

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Verdun Pt. 1

Verdun Pt. 1

In many ways Verdun became the First World War, and it distills down all of the problems that the armies had been facing... Read more

14 Feb 2016

33mins

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224: Irish Civil War Pt. 1

224: Irish Civil War Pt. 1

With the war over, the dreams of Irish Home Rule quickly turned into a violent nightmareSources   1922: the Birth of Iri... Read more

17 Oct 2019

31mins

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Passchendaele: Mud and Misery

Passchendaele: Mud and Misery

As their major effort for 1917 the British would launch an offensive in Flanders, it would contain some of the most famo... Read more

29 Jan 2018

2hr 2mins

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228: Weimar Germany Pt. 1

228: Weimar Germany Pt. 1

In the aftermath of the war was left a German state struggling against revolution from all sides.Do you want to chat wit... Read more

13 Nov 2019

23mins

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182: Versailles Pt. 1 - The Treaty That Shaped (Broke?) The World

182: Versailles Pt. 1 - The Treaty That Shaped (Broke?) The World

After the fighting had stopped, it was time to decide what the peace would look like. For this task representatives from... Read more

21 Nov 2018

40mins

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July Crisis Part 1

July Crisis Part 1

The diplomatic maneuvering of July 1914 would go down in history as the July Crisis. This week we begin navigating the c... Read more

12 Jul 2014

16mins

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July Crisis Part 2

July Crisis Part 2

The third week of July saw the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum delivered to Serbia and a response given by Serbia. The reply ... Read more

19 Jul 2014

28mins

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Tragedy on the Somme Pt. 1

Tragedy on the Somme Pt. 1

In early 1916 the British and French were gearing up for their next great offensive astride the banks of a little river ... Read more

6 Sep 2016

36mins

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Revolution: Russia Pt. 1

Revolution: Russia Pt. 1

1917 would be a hard year for Russia as it experienced 2 revolutions, in this episode we discuss some of the causes.Lear... Read more

13 Jul 2017

17mins

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Jutland Pt. 1

Jutland Pt. 1

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 o... Read more

18 May 2016

28mins

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Romania Pt. 1

Romania Pt. 1

In August 1916 Romania entered the war.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about y... Read more

29 Mar 2017

25mins

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Revolution: Russia Pt. 2

Revolution: Russia Pt. 2

The February Revolution would bring the Tsarist government toppling down, but what would take it's place?Learn more abou... Read more

20 Jul 2017

22mins

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Plans

Plans

During the first week of August men and armies all over Europe were preparing for war. Millions of troops were being mob... Read more

2 Aug 2014

27mins

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The Yanks Are Coming Pt. 1

The Yanks Are Coming Pt. 1

1917 would see the entry of the last major belligerent in the war, the United States, and it would start with a telegram... Read more

17 Sep 2017

26mins

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The Air War Pt. 1

The Air War Pt. 1

The start of 1916 brought with it the dawn of a new era of aerial combat.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho... Read more

13 Oct 2017

31mins

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Life in the Trenches

Life in the Trenches

This week we look at what it was like to live in the trenches, and what the battlefield looked like, in 1915.Learn more ... Read more

7 Jun 2015

34mins

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Kaiserschlacht Pt. 1

Kaiserschlacht Pt. 1

1918 would see the Germans launch the greatest series of offensives yet seen in the war, that story starts here. Support... Read more

2 May 2018

28mins

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