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**History Of The Great War**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Interview 6: The War & Poetry with Colin Fisher Oct 14, 2021

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Follow Colin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Colin_A_Fisher

Great War Group Introductions #5 Poetry and the War - https://greatwargroup.com/product/gwg5/

Selected Readings:

Dead Man's Dump by Isaac Rosenberg - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47411/dead-mans-dump

Peace BY RUPERT BROOKE - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13074/peace

Epitaphs of the War by Rudyard Kipling - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57409/epitaphs-of-the-war

My Boy Jack by Rudyard Kipling - https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/my-boy-jack/

The West Front https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55031/55031-h/55031-h.htm#THE_WEST_FRONT

Strange Meeting by Wilfred Owen - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47395/strange-meeting

Rural Economy by Edmund Blunden - http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/9518

Festubert, 1916 by Edmund Blunden - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57255/festubert-1916

Break of Day in the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13535/break-of-day-in-the-trenches

Starts Upon my Heart by Catherine Reilly - https://www.amazon.com/Scars-Upon-Heart-Catherine-Reilly/dp/1844082253

Now that You Too Must Shortly Go by Eleanor Farieon

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Interview 5: Early Cruiser Warfare with Chris Sams Oct 12, 2021

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Follow Chris Sams on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jerijerod14

Great War Group Introductions: Early Cruiser Warfare - https://greatwargroup.com/product/gwg4/

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Interview 4: Austria-Hungary with Nicolai Eberholst Oct 11, 2021

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Follow Nicolai on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/PikeGrey1418

Great War Group Introductions: Austria-Hungary - https://greatwargroup.com/product/gwg1/

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Interview 3: The Italian Empire and the Great War with Dr. Vanda Wilcox Sep 26, 2021

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Follow Dr. Wilcox on Twitter: @Vanda_Wilcox

Check out: The Italian Empire and the Great War: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-italian-empire-and-the-great-war-9780198822943?cc=us&lang=en&

Find more of Dr. Wilcox's work: https://vandawilcox.com/

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Interview 2: The First World War in Computer Games with Dr. Chris Kempshall Sep 12, 2021

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Follow Dr. Kempshall on Twitter: @ChrisKempshall

Find out more about all of Dr. Kempshall's work at: https://chriskempshall.com/

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Interview 1: The Franco-Prussian War with Jesse Alexander and Catherine Pfauth Aug 14, 2021

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In this interview I was joined by part of the team behind the new video series Glory and Defeat to discuss the Franco-Prussian War.

Learn more about Glory and Defeat at https://realtimehistory.net/

Follow Jesse Alexander at https://twitter.com/jesse_history

Follow Catherine Pfauth at https://twitter.com/fraeulein_keti

Franco-Prussian War in Real Time (in German): https://twitter.com/krieg7071

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Patreon Episode 42: French Military Tactics Pt. 2 Feb 28, 2021

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Patreon Episode 41: French Military Tactics Pt. 1 Feb 27, 2021

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Patreon Episode 40: Przemyśl Pt. 2 Feb 26, 2021

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Patreon Episode 39: Przemyśl Pt. 1 Feb 25, 2021

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