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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