Stay ConnectedThe Great War Podcast provides a mostly chronological overview of the origins, battles and consequences of the First World War. It will cover the years between 1890 up to the 1920s.
This podcast is an independent production. All episodes are researched, written and produced by Daniel Clark. Any errors are my fault alone. All discrepancies will be addressed.
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To contest the supremacy of the Allied fleets, Germany unleashes the first unrestricted U-Boat campaign in February, 1915.
*Gahh when I say the Russians retreated 500 miles, I mean 500 kilometers of course. -Dan
SMS Blucher capsizing at the battle of Dogger Bank (January 1915).
An ambitious Anglo-French attack in Artois and Champagne is met with disaster. At the battles of Loos, the BEF makes use of chlorine gas for the first time.
Serbia is the latest victim of Falkenhayn's combined offensive. The Serbs refuse to surrender, opting to evacuate and continue the fight elsewhere.
On May 23rd, 1915 an energized but divided Italy enters the Great War. This episode examines why the Italians initially chose neutrality, only to declare war against their former allies.
A combined Austro-German offensive in May 1915 collapses the Polish Salient, forcing the Russians into a 4 month 310 mile retreat. The war on the Eastern Front is effectively over.
The Dardanelles campaign unravels as the Allies land on the Gallipoli peninsula.
With German efforts concentrated in the East, the Allies begin looking for alternative ways to break the deadlock, leading their focus to fall on the Dardanelles and Gallipoli peninsula.
This week we examine German strategy in 1915, and Falkenhayn's decision to unleash chlorine gas at the Ypres Salient.
40 Maps That Explain World War One (Trench map is #26)
Despite popular theory, the war does not end by Christmas. This week we are on the Western Front for the early goings of 1915.
Did Europe really cheer the outbreak of war? An examination of the Western home fronts provides a glimpse into "the spirit of 1914".
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