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History of the Great War is a weekly podcast that will cover the First World War that occurred from 1914 and 1918. Every week we will be discussing the events that occurred exactly 100 years ago. We will journey from the borders of France in the blistering heat of 1914, to the shores of Gallipoli, to the banks of Somme, to the final knockout attempt by the German army in the spring of 1918.

History Of The Great War Wesley Livesay

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History of the Great War is a weekly podcast that will cover the First World War that occurred from 1914 and 1918. Every week we will be discussing the events that occurred exactly 100 years ago. We will journey from the borders of France in the blistering heat of 1914, to the shores of Gallipoli, to the banks of Somme, to the final knockout attempt by the German army in the spring of 1918.

    Revisited 2: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - Tirpitz's Plan

    Revisited 2: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race - Tirpitz's Plan

    This is Part 2 of the new Great War Revisited project. This episode is an expanded, rewritten, and rerecorded version of the Member Episode released in 2019.
    With Tirpitz in control of the Imperial German Navy and it was time to put his plans into action. But to do so, he needed political and public support.
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    • 37 min
    Revisited 1: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race Part 1 - Tirpitz Comes to Power

    Revisited 1: The Anglo-German Naval Arms Race Part 1 - Tirpitz Comes to Power

    This is Part 1 of the new Great War Revisited project. This episode is an expanded, rewritten, and rerecorded version of the Member Episode released in 2019. 
    Great War Revisited will be a continuing series of brand new content for History of the Great War in which I go back to the First World War and pick out events and themes to revisit. This is the start of a 10 part series on the naval build up before First World War.

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    • 36 min
    Veteran's Day 2023 & The U.S. World War 1 Centennial Commission

    Veteran's Day 2023 & The U.S. World War 1 Centennial Commission

    In this special Veteran's Day 2023 episode I look at the efforts of the US WW1 Centennial Commission and work to help continue the memory of the First World War.
    The United States World War One Centennial Commission: https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/
    Doughboy Foundation: https://doughboy.org/
    Medicine in World War 1: https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/medicine-in-ww1-home.html
    WW1 Teaching Resources: https://doughboy.org/education/wwi-teaching-resources/
    Selling the War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF18goBaLH0
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    • 10 min
    Interview 13: Milan Rastislav Štefánik with Michal Kšiňan

    Interview 13: Milan Rastislav Štefánik with Michal Kšiňan

    Learn more about Štefánik in Dr. Kšiňan's book: Milan Rastislav Štefánik: The Slovak National Hero and Co-Founder of (routledge.com)

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    • 48 min
    Interview 12: The Evolution of the British Empire with Sam Hume

    Interview 12: The Evolution of the British Empire with Sam Hume

    In this interview I was joined by Sam Hume, host of the Pax Britannica podcast and PhD Student at the University of Aberdeen. We chatting about the changing face of the British Empire in the years after the First World War.
    Check out Sam's podcast at: Pax Britannica – A Podcast History of the British Empire

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    • 39 min
    Interview 11: Gaming the Great War with Jos Hoebe

    Interview 11: Gaming the Great War with Jos Hoebe

    In this interview I was joined by Jos Hoebe, the creative director of the WW1 Game Series, including its new entry Isonzo, coming out later this years.
    You can find more information about Isonzo, and all of The WW1 Game Series entries over at WW1 Game Series - WW1 Game Series

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    • 30 min

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