Echoes of War

James Wheatly
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Welcome to Echoes of War. Here, we'll explore various major wars throughout history, from the Great War to the Russian Revolution. Gear up to get a deep dive into aspects of these wars that you may have never heard about before. We'll talk major battles, new technologies, and the real motivations behind the major players. In each season we'll focus on one major war, or a few smaller consecutive wars, and how they have echoed into our modern world. Follow us: X.com/EchoesOfWarPod Instagram.com/echoesofwarpod/ Echoesofwarpod.bsky.social

  1. Echoes of the Great War: Episode 15 — Aftermath: Echoes of the Great War

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    Echoes of the Great War: Episode 15 — Aftermath: Echoes of the Great War

    The fighting stops — but the consequences endure. In this final episode, we explore trauma, memory, political instability, and the long shadow cast by the Great War. Veterans return to societies unable to absorb them, new states struggle to survive, and unresolved tensions harden. The war’s legacy echoes through decades of conflict and change. The Great War ends — but its echoes do not.

    44 min
  2. Echoes of the Great War: Episode 14 — The War Ends and the Peace That Follows (1918–1919)

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    Echoes of the Great War: Episode 14 — The War Ends and the Peace That Follows (1918–1919)

    The guns fall silent — but peace proves fragile. This episode examines the collapse of the Central Powers, the armistice, and the negotiations at Versailles. Peace is shaped by exhaustion, fear, and imbalance rather than consensus. Borders are redrawn, grievances remain unresolved, and instability spreads. The war ends without closure.

    40 min
  3. Echoes of the Great War: Episode 13 — The Final Year: 1918

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    Echoes of the Great War: Episode 13 — The Final Year: 1918

    By nineteen eighteen, the war must be decided — or collapse entirely. This episode follows Germany’s Spring Offensive, its initial success, and its ultimate failure. As Allied coordination improves and American forces arrive, exhaustion becomes decisive. Military defeat turns into political breakdown. The war ends not with triumph, but with systemic collapse.

    45 min
  4. Echoes of the Great War: Episode 12 — America Enters the War (1917)

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    Echoes of the Great War: Episode 12 — America Enters the War (1917)

    For years, the United States remains distant — geographically and psychologically. This episode explores why neutrality becomes untenable and how America finally enters the war. From Wilson’s moral dilemma to mass mobilization, a society unprepared for modern war is rapidly transformed. American ideals collide with European realities. The war expands not just in size, but in meaning.

    40 min
  5. Echoes of the Great War: Episode 11 — Russia in Revolution (1917)

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    Echoes of the Great War: Episode 11 — Russia in Revolution (1917)

    Russia does not fall on the battlefield — it collapses from within. This episode traces how prolonged war strain leads to revolution, beginning in Petrograd and ending with Russia’s exit from the war. Food shortages, military exhaustion, and political failure undermine the state’s authority. Revolution succeeds when soldiers stop obeying. The balance of the war shifts overnight.

    46 min
  6. Echoes of the Great War: Episode 10 — War at Sea and Neutral Powers

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    Echoes of the Great War: Episode 10 — War at Sea and Neutral Powers

    The oceans become battlefields — and civilians become targets. This episode examines submarine warfare, blockades, and the slow erosion of neutrality. The sinking of the Lusitania exposes the contradictions of naval war and international law. Neutral states struggle to survive between economic pressure and military threat. War at sea makes the conflict invisible, constant, and impossible to avoid.

    39 min
  7. Echoes of the Great War: Episode 9 — A Global War

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    Echoes of the Great War: Episode 9 — A Global War

    The conflict expands far beyond Europe. This episode follows the Ottoman Empire’s entry into the war and the fighting that spreads across the Middle East, Africa, and colonial territories. Campaigns like Gallipoli and the experiences of colonial soldiers reveal how imperial systems globalize the conflict. Decisions made in European capitals ripple outward to regions that had little voice in the war. “Global” does not mean equal — it means far-reaching.

    37 min
  8. Echoes of the Great War: Episode 8 — Verdun and the Somme (1916)

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    Echoes of the Great War: Episode 8 — Verdun and the Somme (1916)

    Two battles define the war of attrition. At Verdun, endurance becomes a strategy; at the Somme, preparation collapses into catastrophe. This episode explores how commanders pursue decision through exhaustion — and why neither battle delivers it. Millions fight, suffer, and die without resolution. Verdun and the Somme reveal a war sustained not by victory, but by the inability to stop.

    35 min
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Welcome to Echoes of War. Here, we'll explore various major wars throughout history, from the Great War to the Russian Revolution. Gear up to get a deep dive into aspects of these wars that you may have never heard about before. We'll talk major battles, new technologies, and the real motivations behind the major players. In each season we'll focus on one major war, or a few smaller consecutive wars, and how they have echoed into our modern world. Follow us: X.com/EchoesOfWarPod Instagram.com/echoesofwarpod/ Echoesofwarpod.bsky.social

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    James Wheatly
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