Over the Top: A Great War Podcast
A World War One history podcast
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This is Episode 5 for 1916 and this will be the 5th part for the Battle of Verdun.
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This episode will be the third part for The Battle of Verdun.
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This is part two of the Battle of Verdun.
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This is part one of the Battle of Verdun.
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Welcome back folks! This is 2025 podcast update.
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This is part 4 of my Verdun series and on this episode I'll be fining off the Franco Prussian war with the Treaty of 1871.
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This is going to be part 3 of the Verdun series still covering the Franco Prussian War.
On this episode I cover the Battle of Spicheren as the Franco Prussian War breaks out on August 6th 1870.
To begin my Verdun series I'm first taking steps back in history to talk about what sparked the animosity between France and Prussia. This will begin with the Middle Ages discussing Charlemagne's rule over Europe to the cause of the France-Prussian (German) War.
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On this episode I answer a few questions from listeners.
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Rats have carried deadly diseases throughout history and became a big problem for the soldiers in the trenches during the Great War. On this episode I'll be talking about Rats!
This episode is a quick recap of 1915 for the Great War.
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This is a quick update on the podcast.
This is Part 3 of Africa and the Great War 1914-1915. On this episode I'll talk about the saga of the SMS Konigsberg
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This is part 2 of Africa and the Great War. On this episode I talk about the British and the Union of South Africa invading the German Southwest territory known today as the nation of Namibia.
On this episode I'll be covering Africa's role in the Great War at the Cameroons through 1915.
This will be the last part to the Ottoman series for 1915. The British drive the 6th Division deep into Iraq to a town called Kut al-Amara
Link to Jimmy Rumssy's book Slim Chances: A story of Struggle, Hope, and Forgiveness
https://www.amazon.com/Slim-Chances-Story-Struggle-Forgiveness/dp/0578897679/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NEMOXC9AX7B8&keywords=slim+chances&qid=1676942631&sprefix=slim+chances%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1
On this episode I talk about the Ottoman attacks at the Caucasus, Sinai (Suez Canal), and Basra.
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This is part 2 of the Ottomans. There's tension between the Committee of Union and Progress and the Arabs. The British are in full force to protect their oil assets and much more.
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