1918 Episode 194: Versailles Pt. 11 - Shadows of an Empire There were many countries trying to carve out their own place in post-war Eastern Europe.
Episodes Episode 193: Versailles Pt. 10 - A Kingdom for the Serbs, Croatians, and Slovenes The war had started with an ultimatum to Serbia, Serbia would also be there when it was over.
1918 Episode 192: Versailles Pt. 9 - To Kill an Empire Nobody knew what to do with Austria and Hungary, because they were Austria-Hungary, but then they weren't
1918 Episode 191: Versailles Pt. 8 - A Jewish Homeland The Mandate of Palestine would be given to the British, and they had some big promises to keep.
Episodes Episode 190: Medical War Pt. 2 In this second special episode we continue our look at the medical side of war with a special focus on neurosurgery.
Episodes Episode 189: Medical War Pt. 1 In this special episode we discuss medical care during the war.
1918 Episode 188: Versailles Pt. 7 - The Dissolution of Turkey...Or Not While the delegates in Paris debated the future of the Ottoman Empire, in Anatolia they were taking matters into their own hands.
1918 Episode 187: Versailles Pt. 6 -Breaking Up the Middle East The Middle East would be broken up between the British and French, but they had some problems determining exactly how, and then keeping control of their new territory.
Episode 186: Versailles Pt. 5 - Distributing the Spoils In our first episode about how the Middle East was handled at the Conference we need to talk about what mandates are and how they were applied all over the world. The most important Arab representative to the conference, Feisal Hussein, would not receive the welcome that he hoped.
Episode 185: Versailles Pt. 4 - Racial Equality, Denied. and the Betrayal of China Both Japan and China would send representatives to the Paris Peace Conference. Their situations coming into the conference could not have been more different, but they both left disappointed.
Episode 184: Versailles Pt. 3 - The League of Nations One of the major topics for discussion at the Paris Peace Conference was the League of Nations.
1918 Episode 183: Versailles Pt. 2 - Guests at the Party The British would play a big role in the negotiations at Versailles, and they would be led by Lloyd George who would be one of the four individuals on the Supreme Council, which
1918 Episode 182: Versailles Pt. 1 - The Treaty That Shaped (Broke?) The World After the fighting had stopped, it was time to decide what the peace would look like. For this task representatives from all over the world gathered in Paris in early 1919. They all
1918 Episode 181: Listener Questions Pt. 3 With the armistice coming into effect on the Western Front on November 11th, 1918, the fighting in Western Europe would be over. For the centenary I jumped into the list of listener questions
Patreon Preview Patreon Preview: Neutral Spain This 2017 Patreon episode covers Spain, a country that technically stayed out of the war, but which still felt its effects. This is the second of two Patreon Preview episodes before the lengthy series of Paris Peace Conference episodes begins in late November.
Patreon Preview Patreon Preview: Trench Raids This 2017 Patreon episode take a look at a near constant fact of life on the Western Front, Trench Raids. This is the first of two Patreon Preview episodes before the lengthy series
1918 Episode 180: The Great Influenza Pt. 2 The Great Influenza would spread around the world in 1918 and 1919, and leave destruction in its wake.
1918 Episode 179: The Great Influenza Pt. 1 In 1918, as war raged in Europe a new, more deadly foe joined the battle.
1918 Episode 178: The Armistice Pt. 3 - Aftermath After the signing of the armistice the German Army and Navy had to come to terms with what came next.
1918 Episode 176: The Armistice Pt. 1 - The Situation at Home Why did the leaders of Germany and Austria-Hungary need an armistice? What did they try to do to keep their countries together?
1918 Episode 175: The Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 9 - Racing to the End This is our final episode about the military conflict at the front before we shift gears next episode to discuss the events around the armistice. This is something of a milestone because it
1918 Episode 174: The Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 8 - The Last Offensive We now enter the last two episodes of our series on the 100 days, the final Allied offensives of the war. Today we will be looking at the allied offensive effort which began
1918 Episode 173: The Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 7 - Attack, Attack, Attack This will be our third and final episode about the American led Meuse-Argonne offensive. We will cover the entire month of October and then the beginning of November, right up to the armistice.
1918 Episode 172: The Hundred Days Offensive Pt. 6 - The Lost Battalion This week the American attacks in the Meuse-Argonne offensive continue, but we also take a bit of a break from the larger story to focus on a much smaller one. When the attacks