The Great War Podcast

For the second time in the war, Germany turns to unrestricted submarine warfare.

After the formation of Germany, Bismarck's primary concern was finding a place for the Second Reich in Europe; events in... Read more

We begin our discussion of July 1st by examining X Corps' attack on Thiepval village.

In 1890 Wilhelm II dismissed Bismarck, allowing the French to break out of isolation; the British face a looming crisis ... Read more

The Great War Aircast - A miniseries on the air war from 1914-1916. Part 1 of 3.

Gommecourt, Serre, Beaumont-Hamel and the Slaughter of the Somme. The old British front line, looking northeast toward t... Read more

With events in Asia threatening the status quo, Great Britain would find itself in desperate need of an ally. * I apol... Read more

Reinhardt Scheer assumes command of the German battlefleet, and the war in the North Sea kicks into high gear.

The battle of Jutland begins on the afternoon of May 31st, 1916.

The war on the Western Front opens up, as the German army cruises through Belgium to the gates of Paris. The allies unve... Read more

A retrospective look at the battle of Jutland.

A decade after Dreadnought revolutionized naval warfare, the battle fleets of Great Britain and Germany finally meet. ... Read more

The battle at Verdun began on February 21st, 1916. Nothing would ever be the same.

With the General Allied Offensive in full swing, the Central Powers face a manpower crisis on the Eastern Front.

The Russo-Japanese War provides us with a chilling glimpse into the nature of industrial warfare.

The lines stagnate across the Western theatre.Near the Belgian town of Ypres, German and British troops learn a harsh re... Read more

The awful pattern repeats itself as III Corps drives on Ovillers and La Boiselle.

Beginning on October 24th, a French counter attack liberates the forts Douaumont and Vaux, signalling the end of the bat... Read more

A century after the Napoleonic Wars, the Concert of Europe crumbles in a matter of weeks following the assassination of ... Read more

An ambitious Anglo-French attack in Artois and Champagne is met with disaster. At the battles of Loos, the BEF makes use... Read more