Episodes

  • Hitler's Great War - The First World War as experienced by Adolf Hitler
    Mar 17 2024

    We all know the story of Adolf Hitler's later career, but how many of us know about his First World War experiences? In this podcast we chart his service in the Great War from outbreak to defeat, looking at how he found a home in the army and how it shaped his future attitudes and actions.

    This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along, want more pictures, or can't wait for the next podcast to drop part two into your ears.

    Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast - go on, treat yourself!)

    Bibliography

    Hitler and Stalin – Alan Bullock - Buy it here

    The Third Reich – Michael Burleigh - Buy it here

    Hitler 1889-1936 – Hubris – Ian Kershaw - Buy it here

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    18 mins
  • “They’ve both crashed in a whiteout!” - Losing and retaking South Georgia, 1982
    Dec 8 2023

    The small actions that took place around South Georgia, in the South Atlantic, were very much a sideshow when compared to the main conflict around the Falkland Islands. But, seeing as there’s nothing I like more than a sideshow, I thought a look at the Argentinian actions to take the islands and the British to take it back again was worth a closer look.

    This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along, want more pictures, or can't wait for the next podcast to drop part two into your ears.

    Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast - go on, treat yourself!)

    Bibliography

    The Falklands War – Martin Middlebrook – Buy it here.

    Forgotten Voices of the Falklands – Hugh McManners – Buy it here.

    Signals of War – Lawrence Freedman and Virginia Gamba-Stonehouse – Buy it here.

    Scram! – Harry Benson – Buy it here.

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    26 mins
  • ”Had it not been for the rum ration...” - Booze in the Great War. Part 2.
    Nov 25 2023

    This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at how alcohol was used and abused during the Great War. I this first episode we look at how booze was managed on the home front and how it was used on the front lines.

    This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along, want more pictures, or can't wait for the next podcast to drop part two into your ears.

    Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast - go on, treat yourself!)

    Bibliography

    Forgotten voices of the great war - Max Arthur, Buy the book

    Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot: Myth, Life and politics. – Dr Adrian Smith Buy the Book

    Passchendaele Requiem for doomed youth – Paul Ham. Buy the Book

    Fighter Heroes Of WW1 - Joshua Levine. Buy the book

    Robert Graves – From Great War poet to Good-bye to all that (1895-1929) – Jean Moorcraft Wilson. Buy the book

    No empty chairs - Ian Mackersey Buy the book

    National Archives – Pubs vs the First World War. Link

    Western Front Association – Alcohol in the trenches. Link

    Vive le Pinard lyrics - Link

    Legion Magazine – Rum in the trenches. Link

    Fighting on borrowed wings: The combat experience of Americans serving with French and British units during the First World War. Kylle Nelleson. Link

    https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=cmh on remarkable, so read it

    Touring behind the lines: British soldiers in French towns and cities during the Great War - KRISTA COWMAN - Urban History, Vol. 41, No. 1 (February 2014). Link

    National Army Museum - Army Rum Jar exhibit. Link

    Kings' regulations and orders for the army 1912, with amendments for 1914. Link

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    26 mins
  • ”Had it not been for the rum ration...” - Booze in the Great War. Part 1.
    Nov 12 2023

    This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at how alcohol was used and abused during the Great War. I this first episode we look at how booze was managed on the home front and how it was used on the front lines.

    This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along, want more pictures, or can't wait for the next podcast to drop part two into your ears.

    Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast - go on, treat yourself!)

    Bibliography

    Forgotten voices of the great war - Max Arthur, Buy the book

    Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot: Myth, Life and politics. – Dr Adrian Smith Buy the Book

    Passchendaele Requiem for doomed youth – Paul Ham. Buy the Book

    Fighter Heroes Of WW1 - Joshua Levine. Buy the book

    Robert Graves – From Great War poet to Good-bye to all that (1895-1929) – Jean Moorcraft Wilson. Buy the book

    No empty chairs - Ian Mackersey Buy the book

    National Archives – Pubs vs the First World War. Link

    Western Front Association – Alcohol in the trenches. Link

    Vive le Pinard lyrics - Link

    Legion Magazine – Rum in the trenches. Link

    Fighting on borrowed wings: The combat experience of Americans serving with French and British units during the First World War. Kylle Nelleson. Link

    https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=cmh on remarkable, so read it

    Touring behind the lines: British soldiers in French towns and cities during the Great War - KRISTA COWMAN - Urban History, Vol. 41, No. 1 (February 2014). Link

    National Army Museum - Army Rum Jar exhibit. Link

    Kings' regulations and orders for the army 1912, with amendments for 1914. Link

    ________________________________

    Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar

    Advertise here: https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory

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    23 mins
  • Propaganda in the Great War - Part 2
    Oct 20 2023

    This is the second episode in a two-parter that looks at the propaganda war during the Great War. In it we look at how the British took the propaganda war against the Central Powers.

    This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...

    Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast)

    M.L Sanders and Philip M. Taylor, British Propaganda During the First World War, 1914-18 (London: MacMillan Company, 1982) - Buy the book

    Britain and Victory in the Great War - Peter Liddle, Pen & Sword 2018

    The Pity of War - Niall Ferguson, London, Allen Lane: The Penguin Press, 1998, - Buy the book

    Munitions of the mind : a history of propaganda from the ancient world to the present era – Philip M. Taylor, Manchester University Press 2003 - Buy the book

    What Germany Intended in 1910 | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk)

    https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/iowa-historical-review/article/id/1635/

    https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060022761

    https://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3110/1/Sorrie_Censorship_of_the_Press_in_France.pdf

    Propaganda at Home (Great Britain and Ireland) | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) (1914-1918-online.net)

    https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/garde_civique

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    30 mins
  • Propaganda in the Great War - Part 1
    Oct 9 2023

    This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at the propaganda war during the Great War. In it we look at the various propaganda organisations established by the warring parties and the efforts they took to influence opinion around the world.

    This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...

    Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast)

    M.L Sanders and Philip M. Taylor, British Propaganda During the First World War, 1914-18 (London: MacMillan Company, 1982) - Buy the book

    Britain and Victory in the Great War - Peter Liddle, Pen & Sword 2018

    The Pity of War - Niall Ferguson, London, Allen Lane: The Penguin Press, 1998, - Buy the book

    Munitions of the mind : a history of propaganda from the ancient world to the present era – Philip M. Taylor, Manchester University Press 2003 - Buy the book

    What Germany Intended in 1910 | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk)

    https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/iowa-historical-review/article/id/1635/

    https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060022761

    https://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3110/1/Sorrie_Censorship_of_the_Press_in_France.pdf

    Propaganda at Home (Great Britain and Ireland) | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) (1914-1918-online.net)

    https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/garde_civique

    ________________________________

    Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar

    Advertise here: https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory

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    32 mins
  • The Armenian Genocide, May 1915
    Jul 14 2023

    This episode looks at the Armenian Genocide of May 1915 onwards.

    If you appreciate this podcast, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...

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    14 mins
  • The Shell Crisis, May 1915
    May 19 2023

    This episode looks at the shell crisis that broke in May 1915, causing consternation in both the general public and in political circles.

    If you appreciate this podcast, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...

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    14 mins