Episodes
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82: The Kornilov Affair
4 days ago
4 days ago
Kerensky's government survives a 'scare', leaving it ripe for the picking.
Kornilov arrives at the Moscow Conference, 1917
Monday Apr 01, 2024
81: Maria Bochkareva and the Women's Battalion of Death
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
The life of Maria Bochkareva and the 1st Women's Battalion of Death.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
80: The Kerensky Offensive
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
A post-Tsarist Russia wanted to make its mark...it ended poorly.
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
79: The Battle of Messines Ridge
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
The first stage of Haig's long awaited Flanders Offensive began on June 7th, 1917.
Friday May 06, 2022
78: Lafayette, We Are Here
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
John J Pershing leads the first American troops to France in June 1917.
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
77: Only in Catastrophes
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
The French army grapples with widespread unrest after the Nivelle Offensive
Friday Jan 28, 2022
76: Bloody April
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
April was a deadly month for the Royal Flying Corps.
Dicta Boelcke
1. Try to secure advantages before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you.
2. Always carry through an attack when you have started it.
3. Fire only at close range, and only when your opponent is properly in your sights.
4. Always keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses.
5. In any form of attack it is essential to assail your enemy from behind.
6. If your opponent dives on you, do not try to evade his onslaught, but fly to meet it.
7. When over the enemy's lines never forget your own line of retreat.
8. For the Staffel (squadron): Attack on principle in groups of four or six. When the fight breaks up into a series of single combats, take care that several do not go for the same opponent
Friday Sep 04, 2020
75: The Nivelle Offensive
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Robert Nivelle's magic solution to the deadlock leaves the French army on the brink of mutiny.
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
74: The Battle of Arras
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
The British launch a successful set piece on the eve of the Nivelle Offensive.
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
73: The Abdication of Tsar Nicholas
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
When your people protest, it's best not to ignore them.
Sunday May 24, 2020
72: The Overt Acts
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
It took the United States 65 days to go from committed neutral to full blown participant.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
71: The Arsenal and the Bank
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
By the end of 1916, neutrality had left the United States in a precarious spot.
Life Magazine, February 1916.
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
70: America
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Germany's decision to unleash the torpedoes would have adverse consequences