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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

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29: Travelling on a Volcano

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/04/29

In this episode we discuss the sinking of the Cunard liner Lusitania and what it meant for the first unrestricted U-boat campaign.

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28: Order, Counter Order, Disorder

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/04/21

To contest the supremacy of the Allied fleets, Germany unleashes the first unrestricted U-Boat campaign in February, 1915. *Gahh when I say the Russians retreated 500 miles, I mean 500 kilometers of course. -Dan SMS Blucher capsizing at the battle of Dogger Bank (January 1915).

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26:57

27: Puff From a Cigarette

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/03/29

An ambitious Anglo-French attack in Artois and Champagne is met with disaster. At the battles of Loos, the BEF makes use of chlorine gas for the first time.

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28:59

26: Field of Blackbirds

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/03/19

Serbia is the latest victim of Falkenhayn's combined offensive. The Serbs refuse to surrender, opting to evacuate and continue the fight elsewhere.

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25: Sing the Love of Danger

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/03/09

On May 23rd, 1915 an energized but divided Italy enters the Great War. This episode examines why the Italians initially chose neutrality, only to declare war against their former allies.

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24:24

24: The Great Retreat

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/02/27

A combined Austro-German offensive in May 1915 collapses the Polish Salient, forcing the Russians into a 4 month 310 mile retreat. The war on the Eastern Front is effectively over.

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27:55

23: No Risk Too Great- Part 2 of 2.

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/02/17

The Dardanelles campaign unravels as the Allies land on the Gallipoli peninsula.

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23: No Risk Too Great- Part 1 of 2.

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/02/07

With German efforts concentrated in the East, the Allies begin looking for alternative ways to break the deadlock, leading their focus to fall on the Dardanelles and Gallipoli peninsula.

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23:00

22: Codename: Disinfection

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/01/28

This week we examine German strategy in 1915, and Falkenhayn's decision to unleash chlorine gas at the Ypres Salient. 40 Maps That Explain World War One (Trench map is #26)

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21: The Road Ahead

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/01/17

Despite popular theory, the war does not end by Christmas. This week we are on the Western Front for the early goings of 1915.

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18:35

20: We're All in This Together

The Great War Podcast ·

2015/01/07

Did Europe really cheer the outbreak of war? An examination of the Western home fronts provides a glimpse into "the spirit of 1914".

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20:18

19: Numbers are Everything

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/12/29

A look at the larger world at war, and Graf Spee makes his voyage into the history books.

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18: Where Loyalties Lay

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/12/18

The final months of 1914 draw to a close on the Eastern Front. The Russians flex their military muscle, while the Austro-Hungarians suffer a defeat which helps doom their army.

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17: War of the Eagles

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/12/08

Our first look at events on the Eastern front; The Austrians humiliate themselves against the Serbs. While in East Prussia, the Russians are annihilated at Tannenberg.

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18:47

16: Massacre of the Innocents

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/11/28

The lines stagnate across the Western theatre.Near the Belgian town of Ypres, German and British troops learn a harsh reality. Please note: The Asine runs west of Verdun, not east as I state in the episode. -Dan Map of Western theatre (Sept-Nov 1914) Right click to view in full. Mass grave at Langemark German Cemetery

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23:25

15: Those Long August Days

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/11/19

The war on the Western Front opens up, as the German army cruises through Belgium to the gates of Paris. The allies unveil a new secret weapon on the battlefield. I apologize for the delay this week. I had a heck of a time getting all this stuff sorted out but this is a much better version then I what had originally written. -Dan Map of the Western Theater, August-September 1914. Note the borders have been modified to to reflect 1914.

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14: To Constantinople With Love

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/11/05

Two German battle cruisers escape the pursuit of the Royal Navy and seek refuge at Constantinople. The entry of the Ottoman Empire by November 1914, ensures that fighting would no longer be restricted to the European continent.

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23:24

13: Into the Abyss: Part 2 of 2.

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/10/24

We conclude our discussion of the July Crisis by looking at events in Britain and offer an answer to why the war broke out.

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24:53

13: Into the Abyss: Part 1 of 2.

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/10/03

A century after the Napoleonic Wars, the Concert of Europe crumbles in a matter of weeks following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

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18:52

12: To The Precipice

The Great War Podcast ·

2014/09/23

Before killing off Franz Ferdinand, we take a look at some of the domestic issues effecting the Great Powers on the eve of July 1914.

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