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
17. The Clumsy Giant
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Dylan Kornberg
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Season 4
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Episode 1
Today we take a look at the men who will lead the Russian Army at the outbreak of the First World War, as well as the Czar to whom they owed their allegiance. Long story short...they're not exactly the best and the brightest.
Sources:
Hart, Peter. The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
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.
Nicholas, Grand Duke. Manifesto to the Polish People. https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/bostonsh?a=d&d=BOSTONSH19140822-01.2.9#