The Great War Podcast

The Great War Podcast

The Great War Podcast provides a mostly chronological overview of the origins, battles and consequences of the First World War. It will cover the years between 1890 up to the 1920s. This podcast is an independent production. All episodes are researched, written and produced by Daniel Clark. Any errors are my fault alone. All discrepancies will be addressed. Contact: thegreatwarpodcast@outlook.com @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social‬

Episodes

August 1, 2025 25 mins

A look at the naval war in the Adriatic from 1914-1916.

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Russia's time in the Great War comes to an end.

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June 5, 2025 23 mins

The Bolsheviks make their move, marking the beginning of the end of Russia's Great War.

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May 3, 2025 19 mins

The German invasion of the Baltic Islands goes off without a hitch.

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March 11, 2025 20 mins

Eager to bring down Russia, the Germans launch an amphibious invasion of three Baltic islands.

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February 2, 2025 23 mins

Things went well at first, but then everything came crashing down.

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December 30, 2024 21 mins

After the Flanders Campaign, the British Third Army prepares to raid Cambrai. They're going to use tanks...lots of tanks.

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December 7, 2024 26 mins

A combined Austrian and German force sends the Italians reeling.

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November 3, 2024 23 mins

The Austrians and Germans plan a devastating strike against the Italians.

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October 12, 2024 34 mins

Haig, Lloyd George, historiography and an assessment of Third Ypres.

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September 1, 2024 32 mins

The bloody fight for Passchendaele Ridge begins.

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Herbert Plumer takes over at Ypres, and delivers three straight victories. 

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The Battle of Third Ypres got underway...but then it rained.

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After a year of waiting, Haig finally gets his Flanders campaign.

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May 1, 2024 30 mins

Kerensky's government survives a 'scare', leaving it ripe for the picking.

 

Kornilov arrives at the Moscow Conference, 1917

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The life of Maria Bochkareva and the 1st Women's Battalion of Death.

 

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August 31, 2022 24 mins

A post-Tsarist Russia wanted to make its mark...it ended poorly.

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July 26, 2022 20 mins

The first stage of Haig's long awaited Flanders Offensive began on June 7th, 1917.

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May 6, 2022 16 mins

John J Pershing leads the first American troops to France in June 1917.

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March 10, 2022 22 mins

The French army grapples with widespread unrest after the Nivelle Offensive

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