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.
Episodes
Russia's time in the Great War comes to an end.
The Bolsheviks make their move, marking the beginning of the end of Russia's Great War.
The German invasion of the Baltic Islands goes off without a hitch.
Eager to bring down Russia, the Germans launch an amphibious invasion of three Baltic islands.
Things went well at first, but then everything came crashing down.
After the Flanders Campaign, the British Third Army prepares to raid Cambrai. They're going to use tanks...lots of tanks.
A combined Austrian and German force sends the Italians reeling.
The Austrians and Germans plan a devastating strike against the Italians.
Haig, Lloyd George, historiography and an assessment of Third Ypres.
The bloody fight for Passchendaele Ridge begins.
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.
After a year of waiting, Haig finally gets his Flanders campaign.
Kerensky's government survives a 'scare', leaving it ripe for the picking.
Kornilov arrives at the Moscow Conference, 1917
The life of Maria Bochkareva and the 1st Women's Battalion of Death.
A post-Tsarist Russia wanted to make its mark...it ended poorly.
The first stage of Haig's long awaited Flanders Offensive began on June 7th, 1917.
John J Pershing leads the first American troops to France in June 1917.
The French army grapples with widespread unrest after the Nivelle Offensive
April was a deadly month for the Royal Flying Corps.
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