#51: 1 August 1914 III - The Kaiser's Rollercoaster
We open with the shattered dreams of Kaiser Wilhelm II, as the British claim a 'misunderstanding' must have occurred to make Berlin believe Britain and France could remain neutral. The rollercoaster o...
17 Mar 202542min
#50: 1 August 1914 II - 'There Must Be Some Misunderstanding'
In the final hours of peace, the German government was led to believe that a miracle had occurred. Incredibly, Britain had affirmed its intention not only to remain neutral, but to guarantee the neutr...
10 Mar 202552min
#49: 1 August 1914 I - Rolling The Iron Dice
We're in the endgame now, but somehow, not everyone got the message.There was plenty of waiting to be done. Berlin was waiting on Russia's reply to its ultimatum, and France was also expected to reply...
3 Mar 202539min
#48: 31 July 1914 V - Britain On Defence
In our final JULY episode of the July Crisis, we return to Britain, where the pressure was building to make a decision. Russian mobilisation was clearly in the air, and if the news was true, German mo...
24 Feb 202544min
#47: 31 July 1914 IV - 'A Finger's Breadth From War'
Now that Berlin had accepted that war with Russia was inevitable, it remained to prepare the diplomatic ground.German diplomacy had worked behind the scenes to court Romania and the Ottoman Empire, bu...
17 Feb 202534min
#46: 31 July 1914 III - 'We'd Like Those Chaps To Be In It Too'
As the news of Russian mobilisation and Germany's Kriegsgefahr spread across Europe, urgent telegrams followed.Whether in London, Berlin, or Paris, the picture was becoming clearer, but that did not m...
10 Feb 202540min
#45: 31 July 1914 II - From Russia with Lies
Russian general mobilisation was underway, and with red imperial posters announcing this grave new step, it could hardly be kept a secret. Yet, somehow, Germany seemed the only power truly in the loop...
3 Feb 202539min
