The Seminal Catastrophe Podcast
This is a narrative history podcast that will cover the entire history of the First World War, from the geopolitical and cultural setup to the war in 19th century, all the way to the Treaty of Versailles which officially ended the war in 1919.
The Seminal Catastrophe Podcast
13. Baptism of Fire
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Dylan Kornberg
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Season 3
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Episode 1
A group of chocolate soldiers decide to humble the mighty German Army.
IMAGES FOR TODAY'S EPISODE
Sources:
Doughty, Robert. Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. Boston: Harvard University Press, 2009.
Hart, Peter. The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
Horne, Charles F. Source Records of the Great War. Boston: Stuart-Copley Press, 1923.
Meyer, G.J. A World Undone: The Story of the Great War 1914-1918. New York: Bantam Dell, 2006.
Tuchman, Barbara. The Guns of August. New York: The Random House Publishing Group, 1962.
Schlieffen, Alfred von. The Schlieffen Plan. German History in Documents and Images. http://ghdi.ghi-dc.org/sub_document.cfm?document_id=796