Episodes
Tuesday Aug 19, 2014
10: A Long Year
Tuesday Aug 19, 2014
Tuesday Aug 19, 2014
In an attempt to establish themselves as a great power, Italy declared war on the Ottomans in September of 1911. The subsequent invasion exposed Italian armed forces as logistically weak and unprepared in the event of a general European war. Watching events from a far, the Balkan states begin to contemplate plans for an attack on the Turks of their own.
Map of Libyan campaign (From the sources which I could piece together)
Zeppelin bombarding Turkish positions near Tobruk (Wikipedia Commons)
Monday Aug 11, 2014
09: The Bosnian Crisis
Monday Aug 11, 2014
Monday Aug 11, 2014
The annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Austro-Hungarians is another humiliation for Russia, and leaves the Serbs seething toward the Habsburg monarch.
Map of Russian interests.
Monday Aug 04, 2014
08: Dreadnoughts and What Nots
Monday Aug 04, 2014
Monday Aug 04, 2014
With the war in the Far East raging in the background, Germany attempts to drive a wedge between France and its allies, but only succeeds in bringing them closer together.
I know I had stated there would be no episode this week, but unfortunately the long weekend plans fell through. -Dan
Beyond the Foxholes Podcast: http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/p/beyond-foxholes-podcast.html