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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 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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    Revisited 10: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - The Approach of War

    In which we discuss how the British and Germans approached the war, arms limitation treaties, and the growing budget crises of 1913. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Great War. History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 9: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - War Plans

    Cool fleets, what were they going to do with them? Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Great War. History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 15: The U-boat War off North America with Dominic Etzold

    More info about Reaping the Whirlwind: https://www.etzold.online/home-1 Incogni: Use promo code HISTORYGREATWAR at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/historygreatwar. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Great War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 14: Sacred Service with Specialist Curator Patricia Cecil

    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 Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Great War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 8: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - At The Peak

    While changes occur at the British Admiralty, in Berlin the German building efforts reach a breaking point. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 7: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - Fisher's Last Years

    After the building race started to heat up, it was time for Fisher to be replaced. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 6: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - Escalation

    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 Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 5: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - Dread Nought

    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. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 4: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - Fisher's Reforms

    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. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 3: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - The Long Shadow of Nelson

    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. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 2: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - Tirpitz's Plan

    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. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Revisited 1: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race Part 1 - Tirpitz Comes to Power

    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. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Veteran's Day 2023 & The U.S. World War 1 Centennial Commission

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

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    Interview 13: Milan Rastislav Štefánik with Michal Kšiňan

    Learn more about Štefánik in Dr. Kšiňan's book: Milan Rastislav Štefánik: The Slovak National Hero and Co-Founder of (routledge.com) Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 12: The Evolution of the British Empire with Sam Hume

    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 Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 11: Gaming the Great War with Jos Hoebe

    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 Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 10: The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America's Future with Neil Lanctot

    You can find out more about The Approaching Storm here. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War.  History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 9: Jewish World War 1 Veterans Under Hitler with Dr. Michael Geheran

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

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    Interview 8: Cartoons and Visual Propaganda with Jesse Alexander

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

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    Interview 7: Arras 1917 with Jim Smithson

    Follow Jim at Twitter: @boiry62128 Check out Arras 1917: https://greatwargroup.com/product/great-war-group-introductions-3-arras/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 6: The War & Poetry with Colin Fisher

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

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    Interview 5: Early Cruiser Warfare with Chris Sams

    Follow Chris Sams on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jerijerod14 Great War Group Introductions: Early Cruiser Warfare - https://greatwargroup.com/product/gwg4/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 4: Austria-Hungary with Nicolai Eberholst

    Follow Nicolai on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/PikeGrey1418 Great War Group Introductions: Austria-Hungary - https://greatwargroup.com/product/gwg1/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 3: The Italian Empire and the Great War with Dr. Vanda Wilcox

    Follow Dr. Wilcox on Twitter: @Vanda_Wilcox Check out: The Italian Empire and the Great War: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-italian-empire-and-the-great-war-9780198822943?cc=us&lang=en& Find more of Dr. Wilcox's work: https://vandawilcox.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 2: The First World War in Computer Games with Dr. Chris Kempshall

    Follow Dr. Kempshall on Twitter: @ChrisKempshall Find out more about all of Dr. Kempshall's work at: https://chriskempshall.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Interview 1: The Franco-Prussian War with Jesse Alexander and Catherine Pfauth

    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.net/ Follow Jesse Alexander at https://twitter.com/jesse_history Follow Catherine Pfauth at https://twitter.com/fraeulein_keti Franco-Prussian War in Real Time (in German): https://twitter.com/krieg7071 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Patreon Episode 42: French Military Tactics Pt. 2

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    Patreon Episode 41: French Military Tactics Pt. 1

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    Patreon Episode 40: Przemyśl Pt. 2

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    Patreon Episode 39: Przemyśl Pt. 1

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    Patreon Episode 38: Conscription Pt. 2

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    Patreon Episode 37: Conscription Pt. 1

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    Patreon Episode 36: Information Warfare

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    Patreon Episode 29: Medical War Pt. 4

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    Patreon Episode 28: Medical War Pt. 3

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    Patreon Episode 27: Medical War Pt. 2

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    Patreon Episode 26: Medical War Pt. 1

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    Patreon Episode 25: Artillery Pt. 3

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    Patreon Episode 24: Artillery Pt. 2

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    Patreon Episode 23: Artillery Pt. 1

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    Patreon Episode 22: Doctrine Pt. 6

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    Patreon Episode 21: Doctrine Pt. 5

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    Patreon Episode 20: Doctrine Pt. 4

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    Patreon Episode 19: Doctrine Pt. 3

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    Patreon Episode 18: Doctrine Pt. 2

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    Patreon Episode 17: Doctrine Pt. 1

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    Patreon Episode 16: Occupation Pt. 2

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    Patreon Episode 15: Occupation Pt. 1

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    Patreon Episode 14: Trench Raids

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    Patreon Episode 13: Railways Pt. 3

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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.

HOSTED BY

Wesley Livesay

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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,...

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