History of the Great War, Volume Three


This is the third of a four-volume history of the First World War, coming in along the Ypres Salient in February 1916 and stopping mid-November 1917. Buchan continues to give us a comprehensive war history that provides clear understanding of the complexities involved without feeling bogged down. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins (30 hr 20 min)

Chapters

Chapter 52: British Line in the West, part 1 20:37
Chapter 53: British Line in the West, part 2 22:33
Chapter 54: The Political Situation , part 1 22:25
Chapter 54: The Political Situation , part 2 27:59
Chapter 55: The Battle of Jutland, part 1 22:30
Chapter 55: The Battle of Jutland, part 2 22:43
Chapter 55 The Battle of Jutland, part 3 21:56
Chapter 56: The Austrian Attack in the Trentino 33:52
Chapter 57: Brussilov in Galicia , part 1 35:09
Chapter 57: Brussilov in Galicia , part 2 32:57
Chapter 58: The Battle of Verdun – Second Stage 41:41
Chapter 59: The Second Year of War: A Retrospect, part 1 28:34
Chapter 59: The Second Year of War: A Retrospect, part 2 23:03
Chapter 60: Affairs in the Near and Middle East part 1 28:58
Chapter 60: Affairs in the Near and Middle East, part 2 24:25
Chapter 61: Rumania Enters the War, part 1 25:13
Chapter 61: Rumania Enters the War, part 2 25:58
Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme, part 1 33:26
Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme , part 2 45:44
Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme, part 3 51:11
Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 1 33:45
Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 2 25:46
Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 3 30:15
Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 1 23:02
Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 2 25:03
Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 3 23:19
Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 4 40:31
Chapter 65: The Italian Counter-Attack 43:54
Chapter 66: The Winter of 1916 in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, part 1 44:44
Chapter 66: The Winter of 1916 in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, part 2 28:17
Chapter 67: The French Advance at Verdun 36:15
Chapter 68: The Position at Sea and in the Air, part 1 29:39
Chapter 68: The Position at Sea and in the Air, part 2 25:05
Chapter 69: Political Transformations, part 1 33:11
Chapter 69: Political Transformations, part 2 25:30
Chapter 70: The German Manoeuvres for Peace 36:04
Chapter 71: The Clearing of Sinai and the Fall of Bagdad 41:20
Chapter 72 : The Russian Coup d’État, part 1 17:18
Chapter 72: The Russian Coup d’État, part 2 33:28
Chapter 72: The Russian Coup d’État, part 3 21:18
Chapter 73: The New Government in Britain, part 1 20:20
Chapter 73: The New Government in Britain, part 2 31:05
Chapter 74: The Breaking of America’s Patience 35:52
Chapter 75: Germany Shortens Her Western Line, part 1 25:20
Chapter 75: Germany Shortens Her Western Line, part 2 21:50
Chapter 76: The Battle of Arras, part 1 24:22
Chapter 76: The Battle of Arras, part 2 30:02
Chapter 77: The Second Battle of the Aisne, part 1 27:23
Chapter 77: The Second Battle of the Aisne, part 2 24:05
Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 1 20:50
Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 2 30:22
Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 3 15:31
Chapter 79: The Russian Revolution, part 1 35:22
Chapter 79: The Russian Revolution, part 2 38:56
Chapter 80: The Italian Front in the Summer of 1917, part 1 21:29
Chapter 80: The Italian Front in the Summer of 1917, part 2 31:27
Chapter 81: The Third Year of War: The Change in the Strategic Position, part 1 34:50
Chapter 81: The Third Year of War: The Change in the Strategic Position, part 2 36:51
Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 1 35:36
Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 2 35:31
Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 3 34:55