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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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Cool fleets, what were they going to do with them?
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More info about Reaping the Whirlwind: https://www.etzold.online/home-1
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In this interview I was delighted to talk to Patricia Cecil the Specialist Curator Faith, Religion and WW1 at the National World War 1 Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri to discuss a new exhibit at the museum titled Sacred Service.
Sacred Service Exhibit: https://theworldwar.org/exhibitions/sacred-service
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While changes occur at the British Admiralty, in Berlin the German building efforts reach a breaking point.
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After the building race started to heat up, it was time for Fisher to be replaced.
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After the introduction of the Dreadnought, the Naval Arms race would truly begin.
10 Years of Podcasting Update: https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-years-of-107050529
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Episode 5 of the series looks at the introduction of the HMS Dreadnought, why it was so special, and what the German reaction was to this new type of ship.
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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 that change was Sir John "Jackie" Fisher. His views on the future of naval warfare would result in drastic reforms for the Royal Navy and for its future.
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This is Part 3 of the new Great War Revisited project. This episode is an expanded, rewritten, and rerecorded version of the Member Episode released in 2019.
Any naval expansion program would have to contend with the power of the Royal Navy, but inside of the behemoth of the seas there were challenges that would need to be addressed.
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This is Part 2 of the new Great War Revisited project. This episode is an expanded, rewritten, and rerecorded version of the Member Episode released in 2019.
With Tirpitz in control of the Imperial German Navy and it was time to put his plans into action. But to do so, he needed political and public support.
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This is Part 1 of the new Great War Revisited project. This episode is an expanded, rewritten, and rerecorded version of the Member Episode released in 2019.
Great War Revisited will be a continuing series of brand new content for History of the Great War in which I go back to the First World War and pick out events and themes to revisit. This is the start of a 10 part series on the naval build up before First World War.
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In this special Veteran's Day 2023 episode I look at the efforts of the US WW1 Centennial Commission and work to help continue the memory of the First World War.
The United States World War One Centennial Commission: https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/
Doughboy Foundation: https://doughboy.org/
Medicine in World War 1: https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/medicine-in-ww1-home.html
WW1 Teaching Resources: https://doughboy.org/education/wwi-teaching-resources/
Selling the War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF18goBaLH0
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Learn more about Štefánik in Dr. Kšiňan's book: Milan Rastislav Štefánik: The Slovak National Hero and Co-Founder of (routledge.com)
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In this interview I was joined by Sam Hume, host of the Pax Britannica podcast and PhD Student at the University of Aberdeen. We chatting about the changing face of the British Empire in the years after the First World War.
Check out Sam's podcast at: Pax Britannica – A Podcast History of the British Empire
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In this interview I was joined by Jos Hoebe, the creative director of the WW1 Game Series, including its new entry Isonzo, coming out later this years.
You can find more information about Isonzo, and all of The WW1 Game Series entries over at WW1 Game Series - WW1 Game Series
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You can find out more about The Approaching Storm here.
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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 more work by Dr. Geheran: https://www.westpoint.edu/history/profile/michael_geheran
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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_history) / Twitter
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Follow Jim at Twitter: @boiry62128
Check out Arras 1917: https://greatwargroup.com/product/great-war-group-introductions-3-arras/
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Follow Colin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Colin_A_Fisher
Great War Group Introductions #5 Poetry and the War - https://greatwargroup.com/product/gwg5/
Selected Readings:
Dead Man's Dump by Isaac Rosenberg - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47411/dead-mans-dump
Peace BY RUPERT BROOKE - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13074/peace
Epitaphs of the War by Rudyard Kipling - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57409/epitaphs-of-the-war
My Boy Jack by Rudyard Kipling - https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/my-boy-jack/
The West Front https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55031/55031-h/55031-h.htm#THE_WEST_FRONT
Strange Meeting by Wilfred Owen - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47395/strange-meeting
Rural Economy by Edmund Blunden - http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/9518
Festubert, 1916 by Edmund Blunden - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57255/festubert-1916
Break of Day in the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13535/break-of-day-in-the-trenches
Starts Upon my Heart by Catherine Reilly - https://www.amazon.com/Scars-Upon-Heart-Catherine-Reilly/dp/1844082253
Now that You Too Must Shortly Go by Eleanor Farieon
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I'm enjoying this podcast very much. Very strong research, logical presentation and a straightforward style. I'm glad I found it.
seems like a lifetime in Gallipoli. ur doing awesome
i am thoroughly enjoying the story of Gallipoli
Another great podcast. Excellent detailed content. Btw if you're converting weight for Europeans you need to go from lbs/ stone to grams and kg. Cheers
thank you Wesley, heard the last episode just now, after a year and a half of listening to your podcast every Saturday.The best ww1 podcast on the net, by far!
Good content, ads are obnoxious and happen unexpectedly during the episodes
ads are sooo damn loud! can't listen to this with earbuds.
"Obviously not important at all. it's just a random day in November. "
There's a book you might like that I dont see in the sources called "A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and the Great War", about Tolkein, CS Lewis, their friendship, and how the war affected their writing
3 syllables. Myu-tin-nee. Not myoot-nee.
Great podcast. Detailed, quite unbiased, well documented
Wonderful podcast I love your approach to it.Bravo
fantastic podcast that tells the story of the first world war with loads of entertainment and respect for every country involved, ads are repetitive tho
There is no month called Febb-you-erry, as you claim. February with an R follows January.
bloody decent podcast
Iddly is not a country, though all Yanks think it is.
Italian tank for sale. Five gears, all reverse.
Africa?