1915 Episode 60: Fall of Serbia Serbia had held on far longer than most would have expected after the war started. It was now time for Germany, Austria, and a new entry Bulgaria to target the tiny Balkan country,
1915 Episode 59: Submarine Warfare Part 2 During this episode we will look at the German path to unleashing their U-Boats first in a perfectly legal commerce raiding campaign and then onto a perfectly illegal unrestricted commerce raiding campaign which
1915 Episode 58: Submarine Warfare Part 1 his episode will look at the technical and strategic innovations in both submarines and submarine countermeasures before the start of the war and during its first year. We will also look at how
1915 Episode 57: Middle Eastern Adventures Part 3 Last week we followed the British as they landed in Mesopotamia and advanced to Basra. This landing would be just the beginning of the campaign of 1915 and early 1916. This episode we
1915 Episode 56: Middle Eastern Adventures Part 2 This week is our second episode on the actions in the Middle East during 1915. Last episode was all build up, but this week we will be spending most of the time discussing
1915 Episode 55: Middle Eastern Adventures Part 1 This episode begins our 3 episode stretch of episodes focusing on the war in the East, we have already discussed the actions at Gallipoli and in the Caucasus but those two theaters are
1915 Episode 54: Fall Offensives Aftermath This week is going to be sort of a review episode and an episode to try and tie the bow on the Western Front for 1915. Even though it is only the second
1915 Episode 53: Fall Offensives Part 3 In this episode we will be continuing our discussion about the French and British fall offensives in 1915. Last week we covered the French attacks in Artois and Champagne from September and October,
1915 Episode 52: Fall Offensives Part 2 Last week we discussed the build up to the fall offensives on the Western Front. The French hoped to launch two attacks, one in Artois, and one in Champagne. These attacks would be
1915 Episode 51: Fall Offensives Part 1 This week, for the first time in over three months we find ourselves back on the Western Front. This episode begins a series of episodes on the fall offensives by the French and
1915 Episode 50: The Battle of Dogger Bank The biggest naval battle in 1915 happened in January when the battlecruisers of both sides met in the North Sea. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element. The History
1915 Episode 49: Admiral Spee's Great Adventure Part 2 After his victory at Coronel the German ships under Admiral Spee continue their way into the Atlantic, where they are in for a big surprise. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support
1915 Episode 47: Death on the Isonzo Part 4 The Italians race against the clock to break through the Austrian defenses as winter descends on the battlefield. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element. The History of the
1915 Episode 46: Death on the Isonzo Part 3 After the failure of the first attacks the Italians double down and go for broke by...doing the same thing again, well, sort of. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the
1915 Episode 45: Death on the Isonzo Part 2 The Italians enter the war and in this episode we look at their army, their leader, and where they plan to fight. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element.
1915 Episode 44: Death on the Isonzo Part 1 The Italians enter the war and in this episode we look at their army, their leader, and where they plan to fight. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element.
1915 Episode 43: Russian Retreat Part 4 The Russians are in retreat, the Germans in pursuit. The bloody summer in the east comes to an end. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element. The History of
1915 Episode 42: Russian Retreat Part 3 With the Russians hurting, the Germans launch an even larger set of offensives with the goal of pushing them out of Poland. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element.
1915 Episode 41: Russian Retreat Part 2 The German's unleash their offensive at the Battle of Gorlice-Tarnow, the Russians are left reeling. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element. The History of the Great war is
1915 Episode 40: Russian Retreat Part 1 With the Germans on the defense in the West they gather their strength for a summer of attacks in the East. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element. The
1915 Episode 39: Life in the Trenches This week we look at what it was like to live in the trenches, and what the battlefield looked like, in 1915. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element.
1915 Episode 38: Second Battle of Artois Part 2 The Second Battle of Artois gets moving, will the French and British be successful in their attempt to punch through the lines? Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio element.
1915 Episode 37: Second Battle of Artois Part 1 With the previous attacks winding down the British and French prepare to launch another attack on the Western front, on very familiar ground. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support the audio
1915 Episode 36: Innovation in the Air World War 1 would be the first war in which air combat played a significant role, the roots for that combat lay in the technological and strategic choices of 1915. Download iTunes RSS
1915 Episode 35: Sinking of the Lusitania On May 9th the passenger ship Lusitania was hit by torpedos by a German U-Boat. 1,191 passengers would perish, including almost 200 American citizens. Download iTunes RSS Your browser does not support