WDF Presents: July Crisis Project #6: Hoyos Mission
On 5th-6th July the infamous 'blank cheque' was created in Berlin. Here we trace its origins and expel the myths that surround itRemember history friends, you can help this podcast and ensure that thi...
5 Heinä 201439min
WDF Presents: July Crisis Project #5: Profile #2: Austria-Hungary
WW1 is a story incomplete without Austria-Hungary. Herein lies the tale of Habsburg decline, and should help explain the mind-set of its statesmen during the July Crisis. Remember history friends, you...
3 Heinä 201459min
WDF Presents: July Crisis Project #4: Profile #1: Serbia
The background story as to why Austria so suspected Serbian involvement in the assassination cannot be understood unless one looks at the background of that Balkan state, which is what we seek to do h...
30 Kesä 201432min
WDF Presents: July Crisis Project #3: Reactions
How did the powers of Europe react to the news that Austria-Hungary's heir had been assassinated? The answer may surprise you...Remember history friends, you can help this podcast and ensure that this...
29 Kesä 201433min
WDF Presents: July Crisis Project #2: Prologue
The shot heard around the world' sparked the July Crisis; herein we examine it as a prologue to our wider project on the crisis itself.Remember history friends, you can help this podcast and ensure th...
28 Kesä 201412min
WDF Presents: July Crisis Project #1: Introduction
100 years ago our ancestors launched the First World War. Now it is time to examine their moves, mistakes, decisions and hopes in a day by day account of the month that preceded the war; the so-called...
27 Kesä 201417min
WDF 25.98: SPECIAL= The 30 Years War Part Eighteen: Westphalia, Made
Finally, it's been a long time in the making, but we can at last bring you the final part of the WDF special on the TYW. Herein lies the tales that wrap up the most destructive, but also the most impo...
22 Kesä 20141h 19min
WDF 25.96: SPECIAL= The 30 Years War Part Seventeen: Making Westphalia III
We're back with our penultimate episode on the TYW! Within you'll find the final stages of the negotiations, especially those happening in 1646, as all involved try to leverage their way into a better...
16 Kesä 20141h 18min
