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S E24: TGW024 - Robert Gerwarth On The Successes of The German Revolution of 1918 Aug 17, 2020

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Robert Gerwarth is Professor of Modern History at the University College Dublin and Director of the Centre for War Studies.

His works on the post-armistice world ("The Vanquished - Why The First World War Failed To End") have been a huge influence for us. In his newest book, Robert Gerwarth examines the German revolution 1918 and its aftermath till 1923 - and argues that it should be considered a success. You can get his new book here: https://realtimehistory.net/November1918 *
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S E25: TGW Extra - The Future Of The Great War Aug 12, 2020

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This episode is the audio version of the announcement video published today.

Jesse and Flo outline what the future holds for The Great War project.

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S E23: TGW023 - Vivian Reed on American Diplomat Hugh Gibson And The Creation Of The New Order in Europe 1919 Aug 03, 2020

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Vivian Reed is an independent historian who edited and commented excerpts of the writings of Hugh Gibson, an American diplomat who had a first hand look at the making of a new order in Europe during and after the First World War. You can get "An American in Warsaw" by following this link*: https://geni.us/Vivian-Hux-Reed *this is an affiliate link that will send you to your local amazon branch. Buying the book there will directly support The Great Wa See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S E22: TGW022 - Laura Engelstein On The Russian Civil War Jul 20, 2020

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Laura Engelstein is one of the world leading historians of modern Russia as Henry S. McNeil Professor Emerita of Russian History at Yale University and Professor Emerita at Princeton. Her book "Russia in Flames" is a frequent source on our show.

Russia in Flames was published by Oxford University Press: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/russia-in-flames-9780199794218?cc=us&lang=en&#

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S E21: TGW021 - Gwendal Piégais On The Allied Operations in The Balkans and the Russian Expeditionary Force Jul 06, 2020

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In this episode we talk to French historian Gwendal Piégais (https://twitter.com/gpiegais) about the often forgotten Macedonian Front and how the Allied operation there came to be. We also talk about the Russian Expeditionary Force which served in France and on the Balkans.

Cover Art: Russian soldiers with a Hotchkiss machine gun in France.

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S E20: TGW020 - Dr. Jonathan Boff about German General Crownprince Rupprecht and the German perspective on World War 1 Jun 29, 2020

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Get Haig's Enemy Crown Prince Rupprecht and Germany's War on the Western Front on Amazon: https://realtimehistory.net/haig *
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Dr. Jonathan Boff is a Senior Lecturer in History and War Studies at the University of Birmingham and has written multiple books about World War 1. His book Haig's Enemy Crown Prince Rupprecht and Germany's War on the Western Front has been awarded as the British Army Military Book of the Year 2019 and translated into multiple languages. You can also follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonathanBoff

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S E19: TGW019 - Dr. Tamara Scheer on Languages in The Austro-Hungarian Army Jun 07, 2020

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Hi everyone, a few weeks ago we had the pleasure to interview Dr. Tamara Scheer Twitter She is researching how the different languages of the Austro-Hungarian influenced the army. You can read more about her work in Von Friedensfurien und dalmatinischen Küstenrehen: Vergessene Wörter aus der Habsburgermonarchie: Here Amazon: Here Her YouTube channel See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S E18: TGW018 - Stephan Lehnstaedt on the Polish-Soviet War May 26, 2020

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The new podcast episode is live. Jesse talked to Stephan Lehnstaedt who wrote the book "Der vergessene Sieg" about the Polish-Soviet War which is soon available in its 3rd edition. Thanks for the Patreon supporters who sent in their questions, hope you enjoy the interview.

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S E17: TGW017 - Podcast from Home - French Armor in WW1 Apr 29, 2020

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It took us a bit of time but we have a working recording setup for doing podcasts from home now. In this episode we talk a bit about our most recent Great War episode about the Middle East and we answer your questions about French Armor in WW1. The answers are from the lovely Camille Vargas Harlé who you should follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_vargasharle And another great historian on Twitter is a certain Jesse Alexander: https://twitter.com/jesse_history I hope you are as happy as we are with the recording setup, next time I will also remember to switch off my phone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S E16: TGW016 - James Nagle on the Irish War of Independence Mar 23, 2020

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In this special COVID edition of the Great War Podcast we are talking to James from The Irish Nation Lives to talk more about the Irish War of Independence.
I hope you are as fascinated by the answers here as I was and for the next episode I can hopefully improve my home studio setup.

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