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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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    • 4.7 • 741 Ratings

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.

    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
    Interview 10: The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America's Future with Neil Lanctot

    Interview 10: The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America's Future with Neil Lanctot

    You can find out more about The Approaching Storm here.
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    • 42 min
    Interview 9: Jewish World War 1 Veterans Under Hitler with Dr. Michael Geheran

    Interview 9: Jewish World War 1 Veterans Under Hitler with Dr. Michael Geheran

    Pick up Dr. Michael Geheran's book, Comrades Betrayed: Jewish World War 1 Veterans Under Hitler, from Cornell Press: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501751011/comrades-betrayed/Find more work by Dr. Geheran: https://www.westpoint.edu/history/profile/michael_geheran
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    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
741 Ratings

741 Ratings

BartFam13 ,

Amazing Historical Podcast!

Started from the beginning and listening straight through! Thank you for an amazing podcast!

gcescobar10 ,

Awesome

Binged history of the 2nd world war until I caught up, and now binging history of the Great War. Awesome story telling and detail. We need more historical podcasts like this!

ahs0k@tano ,

Great podcast

I love listening to this podcast while at work. Wish I would hear about tanks, but I’m in the early episodes so I’m sure they’ll come up.

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