The Great War

EP 1

Prelude to Verdun And The Road To the Somme - Week 76

1915 was a year in favour of the Central Powers. But in early 1916, the Russians, British and French were sending more fresh troops into ba…

EP 2

The Invasion Of Montenegro - The End of Gallipoli - Week 77

It already started around Christmas but this week the evacuation of Gallipoli is complete. While the evacuation was a success, the overall …

EP 3

The Fight for Montenegro & The Disaster Of Kut - Week 78

The Russians try to take Czernowitz, the Capital of Austrian Bukovina but thousands upon thousands of Russians were killed in action. While…

EP 4

The Kaiser's Birthday - Hypocrisy in Greece - Week 79

Even though Britain went to war over the violation of the Belgian neutrality by the Germans, the neutrality of Greece seems to be of no con…

EP 5

Germany Aims For Verdun - Russia Goes South - Week 80

The preparations for the huge German offensive at Verdun are almost complete. Thousands of artillery pieces are moved, millions shells brou…

EP 6

The Generalissimo Goes Forth - Week 81

The situation for the Italian soldiers was dire during the winter battles, but even though Luigi "The Generalissimo" Cadorna maintained a t…

EP 7

The Ghost Of The Lusitania - Russia Takes Erzurum - Week 82

The sinking of the Lusitania is still causing diplomatic tensions between Germany and the USA. While the Germans insist they were forced by…

EP 8

The Battle of Verdun - They Shall Not Pass - Week 83

The Germans start the biggest battle in history with an artillery barrage of over 1000 guns on a 20 km front. The Battle of Verdun is the f…

EP 9

The US Arms Industry - The Fight for Douaumont - Week 84

The fierce Battle of Verdun continues but as the Germans under Crown prince Wilhelm push harder and harder, the German casualties begin to …

EP 10

Equilibrium of Carnage at Verdun - Portugal Joins The War - Week 85

The fierce battle of Verdun is still going on and the initial surprise momentum of the German Army under Erich von Falkenhayn is lost. Batt…

EP 11

Battle of the Isonzo - Discord Among the Central Powers

EP 12

Russian Spring Offensive - Confusion at Fort Vaux

EP 13

Verdun - A Nightmare to Annex

EP 14

Zeppelins over Britain - Terror in the Skies

EP 15

The Meat Grinder at Verdun - Brusilov's New Plan

EP 16

The Muddy Graves of Russia and Kut

EP 17

Dividing Up the Middle East - The Sykes-Picot Agreement

EP 18

The British Surrender at Kut - Germany Restricts the U-Boats

EP 19

The British Death March in Mesopotamia

EP 20

Conrad's Cunning Plan - Hiding in Plain Sight

EP 21

Cutting Germany's Wings - The Dawn of the Air Force

EP 22

The Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy vs. German Imperial Navy

EP 23

The Brusilov Offensive - The Arab Revolt

EP 24

What If - Two Pivotal Moments of World War 1

EP 25

The Death of Max Immelmann - Haig's Final Offensive

EP 26

British Artillery at the Somme - Brusilov Offensive Implodes

EP 27

The Battle of the Somme - Brusilov on His Own

EP 28

Meatgrinder at the Somme - Battle of Mametz Wood

EP 29

Australia's Darkest Hour - The Battle of Fromelles

EP 30

Happy Birthday World War 1

EP 31

Germany's Grandeur - Analyzing the War Effort

EP 32

Italy Breaks Through - Cadorna's Triumph

EP 33

Cadorna Snatches Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

EP 34

The Five Nation Army - The Salonica Front Erupts

EP 35

Romania Joins the War

EP 36

Fire in the Sky - Zeppelin Shot Down Over Britain

EP 37

Beasts of Steel - The First Tanks on the Battlefield

EP 38

Manfred von Richthofen's First Victory - American Volunteers in WW1

EP 39

Falkenhayn Crosses the Carpathians - The Battle of Sibiu

EP 40

Douglas Haig's Fantasies Drown in Mud

EP 41

Deadly Routine on the Italian Front - The 8th Battle of the Isonzo

EP 42

French Plans for Glory at Verdun - Romania Stops the Germans

EP 43

France Turns the Tide at Verdun

EP 44

War of Attrition on the Italian Front - The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo

EP 45

Charming the Poles - The Central Powers Look for New Allies

EP 46

Heavy Action at the Somme - The Fight for Monastir

EP 47

The Death of Franz Joseph - The End of the Somme

EP 48

Romania on the Ropes - Reflections on the Battle of the Somme

EP 49

The Fall of Bucharest - Political Turmoil in Russia

EP 50

The Mesopotamian Front Awakes - Joseph Joffre Gets Sacked

EP 51

They Did Not Pass - The Battle of Verdun Ends

EP 52

Turmoil in Russia - The Assassination of Rasputin