History Of The Great War

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The Yanks Are Coming Pt. 3 Sep 29, 2017

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Saying you are joining a war and fighting a war are very different, as the Americans would find out in 1917.

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The Yanks Are Coming Pt. 2 Sep 20, 2017

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On April 6th, 1917 the United States would declare war, how did they get there? What happened next?

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The Yanks Are Coming Pt. 1 Sep 17, 2017

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1917 would see the entry of the last major belligerent in the war, the United States, and it would start with a telegram.

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War Beneath the Waves Pt. 3 Sep 14, 2017

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The U-Boats have been unleashed, it is time for the British and Americans to respond.

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War Beneath the Waves Pt. 2 Aug 31, 2017

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In 1917 the Germans made the decision to launch another unrestricted U-Boat campaing, but why?

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War Beneath the Waves Pt. 1 Aug 24, 2017

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A key inflection point for the war was the decision for a German unrestricted submarine campaign in 1917.

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Revolution: Russia Pt. 6 Aug 17, 2017

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With the Bolsheviks now in control it was time to get out of the war, and the cost would be great.

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Revolution: Russia Pt. 5 Aug 15, 2017

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The second Russian Revolution of 1917 would come to pass in October, and behind it would be a group called the Bolsheviks.

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Revolution: Russia Pt. 4 Aug 09, 2017

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When your country is crumbling around you, the best course of action is to launch an attack, obviously.