Verdun Pt. 5
Today the action finally begins at Verdun. Today we will look at the opening German attacks on the first and second days of fighting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Le...
13 Mars 201628min
Verdun Pt. 4
Up to this point in these episodes we have been discussing Falkenhayn, The Germans, and their plans for the attack almost exclusively. It is finally time to take a look at the French, what they had be...
6 Mars 201629min
Verdun Pt. 3
This week we move one step closer to the start of the battle in February by looking at the German preparations for their attack. First we will talk about one of the most important features of the figh...
28 Feb 201630min
Verdun Pt. 2
This week we are going to dive much deeper into the German plans for their attack at Verdun. The attack would be planned for two phases, the first phase the attack at Verdun and then the second phase ...
21 Feb 201628min
Verdun Pt. 1
In many ways Verdun became the First World War, and it distills down all of the problems that the armies had been facing since 1914, all of the lessons they had thought they had learned, and showcased...
14 Feb 201633min
Shell Shock
100 years later and soldiers still come back from serving their country irrevocably changed. The fact that service men and women still suffer from problems not dissimilar from those experienced by men...
7 Feb 201626min
Year of Years
By January 1st 1916 the war, which was supposed to be over by Christmas was now 522 days old. And 1916 would be the year of the war, it would be the year that everybody remembers, it would be the year...
31 Jan 201626min
Fall of Serbia
As 1915 drew to a close so to did the defiance of the little Balkan nation that started it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
3 Jan 201627min
