Episode 115: Romania Pt. 4
This week we are back to Romania and when we last left the theater Falkenhayn had advanced into the mountain passes over the Carpathians and in the south Mackenson had turned back the
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Episode 113: Romania Pt. 3
This is the third episode on the Romanian campaign, or as I like to call it, the first part in a two part episode called Romania's No Good Very Bad Time. Last episode
Episode 112: Romania Pt. 2
This is our second episode on the Romanian campaign. Last episode we looked at the run up to the war and the terms under which Romania entered on the side of the Entente.
Episode 111: Romania Pt. 1
This week we begin a new series though, four episodes on the Romanian campaign of 1916. Romania would not enter the war until late in 1916, their path to this decision to enter
Episode 105: Changing of the Guard
Last week we discussed three random topics, and this week we will cover a few more things that I also could not find a way to fit into other episodes. Unlike last episode
Episode 104: Death, Drafts, and Peace
For this episode we will be starting off the year with a few random topics that are from 1916 that we did not get to before. These are items that were always on
Episode 103: The Battle of the Somme Pt.14
This week we come to the end. This will be our 14th and last episode on the Battle of the Somme as we look at the last two month of fighting in October
Episode 102: The Battle of the Somme Pt.13
Our story today begins in September as the Battle of the Somme enters its third month and while the fighting would continue all the way until November this would be the month of
Episode 101: The Battle of the Somme Pt.12
This week we take our Somme narrative out of the fateful month of July and into August. In his book The Somme: Darkest Hour on the Western Front Peter Hart would say that
Episode 99: The Battle of the Somme Pt.11
This week is our 11th chronicling the battle of the Somme and we move onto the next set of attacks during the last 8 days of July which would be launched by the
Episode 98: The Battle of the Somme Pt.10
This week we move onto what was sort of the second big attack on the Somme, or the second big British effort anyway, which would take place on the 14th of July. While
Episode 97: The Battle of the Somme Pt.9
After July 2nd the first attacks on the Somme were over, but there were more planned and they would happen very soon. The British did need a few days to catch there breath