Description
The Americans are coming, but will the war be over by the time they get there? Germany throws everything into a last series of stupendous attacks in the West while hoping to avoid getting burned by a fire in the East they helped fan.
Dan’s research and book list
1.The Pity of War by Niall Ferguson
2. A World Undone by G. J. Meyer
3. The First World War by John Keegan
4. Germany’s Aims in the First World War by Fritz Fischer
5. Cataclysm: The First World War as Political Tragedy by David Stevenson
6. The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War by Peter Hart
7. A History of the Great War: World War One and the International Crisis of the Early Twentieth Century by Eric Dorn Brose
8. War by Gwynne Dyer
9. Delbruck’s Modern Military History by Hans Delbruck and Arden Bucholz
10.The Art of War in Western World by Archer Jones
11. The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War 1 edited by Jon E. Lewis
12. Eye-Deep in Hell by John Ellis
13. Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger
14. Now It Can Be Told by Phillip Gibbs
15. All The Kaiser’s Men by Ian Passingham
16. A Peace to End All Peace by David Fromkin
17. Poilu by Louis Barthas (translated by Edward M. Strauss)
18. Technology and War by Martin van Creveld
19. History of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky
20. An English Wife in Berlin: A Private Memoir of Events, Politics, and Daily Life in Germany Throughout the War and the Social Revolution of 1918 by Evelyn Princess Blucher
21. The Great War for Peace by William Mulligan
22. The Long Shadow: The Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds
23. To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 by Adam Hochschild
24. War of Attrition: Fighting the First World War by William Philpott
25. The Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present by Dupuy and Dupuy
26. The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 by Holger H. Herwig
27. Source Records of the Great War vol VI by Charles F., Editor Horne
28. Suddenly We Didn’t Want to Die: Memoirs of a World War I Marine by Elton Mackin
29. Kaiserschlacht 1918: The Final German Offensive by Randal Gray
30. Enduring the Great War: Combat, Morale and Collapse in the German and British Armies, 1914-1918 by Alexander Watson
31. Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
32. Concise Ludendorff Memoirs 1914-1918 by by General Ludendorff
33. A Soldier on the Southern Front: The Classic Italian Memoir of World War 1 by Emilio Lussu and Gregory Conti
34. The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East by Eugene Rogan
35. Year of the Locust: A Soldier’s Diary and the Erasure of Palestine’s Ottoman Past by Salim Tamari and Ihsan Salih Turjman
36. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power by Daniel Yergin
37. War Memories Of David Lloyd George Vol 1 by by D L GEORGE
38. Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I by Nick Lloyd
39. Battle Tactics of the Western Front: The British Army`s Art of Attack, 1916-18 by Paddy Griffith
40. Aftermath: The Remnants of War: From Landmines to Chemical Warfare–The Devastating Effects of Modern Combat by Donovan Webster
Dave Jacobs –
Awesome. Enlightening and horrifying. Should be required to ingratiate our current populace to the sacrifice to avert totalitarianism.
Joseph Davis –
Dan Carlin’s hardcore history sagas are amazing. They’re enlightening and entertaining and some times even funny despite the subject matter. Keep it up Dan. P.S. Do a series on either the U.S. civil war or the Rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte please.
Kyle Scot –
This is quite possibly one of the best telling of the story of the First World War I have ever found. As we have reached the 100th anniversary of the conflict, and the people who lived though it have become nothing but vague memories for most, we need this story told. As Dan Carlin says multiple times throughout this series, the aftereffects of this War are still rippling through the modern world. We would be best served by learning about it, so we can best avoid it happening again.
The way the story is told in this series is very compelling and it really drives the point home regarding the horror and suffering of the soldiers and civilians who were forced to endure it.
Lionel Trebuchon –
Absolutely great.
Diverse in the sceneries, rich in the topics, objective in the evaluation, and yet passionating.
Puts the 1st world war in another light than that taught by the school, at least in France.
Only missing to me was a small chapter about the consequences, Versailles treaty en tête.
barrette86 –
Holy freaking amazing! I seriously cannot get enough. Just downloaded Ghosts of the Ostfront and I can’t wait to start it! Keep up the awesome work Dan and Ben!
pinkskink –
I was introduced to Hardcore Histroy by a friend who said I would like “Prophets of Doom.’ He wasn’t kidding.
This was my first saga of Dan’s I liistened to, not taking away anything from his others (Wrath of Khans, King of Kings, etc. which are amazing in their own right), but this was the series that left me wanting more (in a good way). Almost as if I couldn’t get enough, and encouraging me to do my own research on what Dan had to leave out (time is fickle mistress). I still listen to it from time to time and its just awe inspiring as the last time I listened.
mpitre0629 –
I listened to the entire series in one week, could not get enough. Dan paints a beautiful and horrific image of each scene. For me, this was one of the greatest history lessons I’ve ever listened too. I wish my high school teacher way back when was this engaging. I have officially entered the hardcore history worm hole and love it.
A204108 –
The whole series is amazing. The life in the trenches and the horrors of the war are described so vividly that I can now understand how it might have been there. When I started I thought the series will include more military history information but I am now happy it revolved more around the human aspect rather than the cold historical facts
Alexander –
Excellent work. As this series has been described in other podcasts that Dan Carlin has appeared on, it’s really more of a 6 part audio book than what you might typically think of as a podcast. He draws from tons of outstanding primary sources and accounts from professional historians to craft a thrilling and engaging narrative about a time in history that is almost entirely overlooked in modern times despite its incredible impact on the world that still affects us today. Looking forward to digging into more of Dan’s history series.
richardlwalter –
I rarely give reviews for anything. All of his material is well researched, well produced, well thought out, and excellently narrated. Blueprint for Armageddon is what sealed the deal to purchase all of the episodes. It’s worth every cent paid and ever second listened.
Tracy –
I’ve listened to this podcast 5 times and downloaded it onto my family members iPads. The human side Dan adds to history makes every time I listen to it feel different.
archiebunker –
World War I has held a special place in my heart and mind ever since being introduced to the poetry of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon in high school. The more I have read about it and studied it, the horrifying the entire event becomes.
It was hard not to tear up at certain moments during this pod cast: a last letter to his wife from a soldier about to go over the top, knowing certain death awaited; first hand descriptions of soldiers hearing their comrades crying for help out in the no-man’s-land; the sheer magnitude of casualties on a daily basis.
Without making light of the many horrible events that have befallen mankind, it seems to me that World War I may just be the worst of the lot. That is quite an ignoble list to be atop.
Dan seems to fully grasp the absolute horror show that was this war, and narrates with a sincerity and understanding befitting the subject matter. Hats off to you, sir. Well done.