World War I
Episode84
October 18, 2021
The World Goes to War
This episode picks up as Germany's rapid advance slows and trenches begin to dominate the Western Front. We'll track the early battles that turned a fast war into a brutal deadlock: the Marne, the race to the sea, and the rise of trench warfare. We also look east, where Russia moved faster than anyone expected and forced Germany to divert troops. Meanwhile, new players entered the war, Italy switched sides, the Ottomans joined in, and the entire Middle East became part of the fight.
References
- Ehlert, H., Epkenhans, M., Gross, G. P., & Zabecki, D. T. (2014). The Schlieffen Plan: International Perspectives on the German Strategy for World War I (Foreign Military Studies) (Pck Fol Ha ed.). University Press of Kentucky.
- Howard, M. (2001). The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870–1871 (2nd ed.). Routledge.
- Hozier, H. M. (2018). The Russo-Turkish War: Including An Account Of The Rise And Decline Of The Ottoman Power, And The History Of The Eastern Question. Sagwan Press.
- Marx, K., Engels, F., & Butler-Bowdon, T. (2021). The Communist Manifesto. Wiley.
- Meyer, G. J. (2021). A World Undone - The Story of the Great War 1914 to 1918. A Delta Book.
- Schmitt, B. E. (2021). Triple Alliance and Triple Entente. (First Edition). Henry Holt and Company.
- Tuchman, B. W. (2021). The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I by Barbara W. Tuchman (2004–08-03). Presidio Press.
- Wawro, G. (2010). The Franco-Prussian War. Cambridge University Press.
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