The Battles of the First World War Podcast goes in-depth into the battles of the Great War of 1914-1918. The goal is to really go into the details of how and why these battles unfolded and happened as they did. In telling the narrative of these clashes we can revisit some of the stories of the men and women who lived, fought, and died during the first titanic struggle of the 20th Century, for these people have stories that deserve to be told.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 3 hours 7 minutes
episode 98: Tannenberg - Flank and Collision
The German 8th Army receives two new leaders: Hindenburg and Ludendorff.
The New Ypres League with Roger Steward & Prof Mark Connelly
Ypres Battlefield Tours guide and author Roger Steward joins Professor Mark Connelly of the University of Kent, Canterbury, to discuss a new remembrance project: the New Ypres League.
A Review of “Pershing’s Tankers: Personal Accounts of the AEF Tank Corps in World War I,” edited by Lawrence M. Kaplan
A review of Lawrence Kaplan’s new book, “Pershing’s Tankers: Personal Accounts of the AEF Tank Corps in World War I,” and a couple of excerpts from men of the AEF 301st Tank Battalion.
episode 97: Tannenberg - Stallupönen and Gumbinnen
The Germans and Russians are ready to fight, and each gives battle.
episode 96: Tannenberg - Eastern Promises
The beginning of World War I in the summer of 1914 saw Germany faced with fighting a two-front war.
Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials, a Discussion with Dr. Allison Finkelstein
Author and historian Dr. Allison Finkelstein comes on the podcast to discuss her book, Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945.
The French Army in the First World War, a Discussion: Pt 4
Part 4 of the ongoing discussion looks at the French Army in 1915: an often overlooked year, it was a year of “carnage, optimism, and learning,” as Alex says in the talk.
2024 Meuse-Argonne Tour Dates are Here
New year, new opportunity to see the AEF battlefields of France!
Fismes and Fismette - House to House in the Great War
August 1918 saw weeks of staggering violence as American Doughboys and German Frontkaempfer fought tooth and nail for the ruins of these towns.
Support a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls
The Hello Girls of the WW1 US Army have never been officially recognized for the groundbreaking service they provided as America’s first women soldiers.