A History of the Great War, Volume Two


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This is the second of a four-volume history of the First World War, covering the period from the opening of the Dardenelles Campaign in September 1914 through the first stage of The Battle of Verdun, stopping in mid-April, 1916. As David Reader noted for volume 1, "the author took a rather formal approach by describing the war from a more macroscopic level, packed with factual details, but from the perspective of a patriotic British national." - Summary by Lynette Caulkins (29 hr 53 min)

Chapters

Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign (September 1, 1914 - April… 59:23 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 2 21:08 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 3 10:30 Read by Kerry Adams
Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 4 31:27 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres (April 17 - May 24, 1915), part 1 23:16 Read by Edmund Bloxam
Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres, part 2 28:33 Read by Edmund Bloxam
Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres, part 3 23:59 Read by Edmund Bloxam
Chapter 28 - The Allied western Offensive in the Summer of 1915 (April 5 - June… 22:06 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapter 28 - The Allied western Offensive in the Summer of 1915, part 2 17:48 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapter 29 - The Russian Retreat from the Donajetz (April 28 - June 21, 1915), … 36:11 Read by BrandonB
Chapter 29 - The Russian Retreat from the Donajetz, part 2 41:14 Read by BrandonB
Chapter 30 - The Beginning of Italy's Campaign (April 26 - August 21, 1915), pa… 55:50 Read by EastCentralMinnesota
Chapter 30 - The Beginning of Italy's Campaign, part 2 50:15 Read by EastCentralMinnesota
Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect (June 28, 1914 - June 28, 1915… 34:11 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect, part 2 39:02 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect, part 3 37:56 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 32 - The Asian and African Campaigns (October 1914 - July 9, 1915), par… 24:17 Read by Acs2047
Chapter 32 - The Asian and African Campaigns, part 2 32:00 Read by Acs2047
Chapter 33 - The Abandonment of Warsaw (June 22 - August 5, 1915), part 1 35:43 Read by EastCentralMinnesota
Chapter 33 - The Abandonment of Warsaw, part 2 29:33 Read by EastCentralMinnesota
Chapter 34 - Gallipoli: The Battles for Krithia (April 29 - July 31, 1915) 48:45 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 35 - The Straining of America's Patience 48:52 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Chapter 36 - Gallipoli: The New Landing (August 6-27, 1915), part 1 29:38 Read by HossTheTroubadour
Chapter 36 - Gallipoli: The New Landing, part 2 21:27 Read by HossTheTroubadour
Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat (August 5 - September 30, 1915), part 1 33:15 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat, part 2 34:52 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat, part 3 34:04 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos (September 23 - October 2, 1915), part 1 25:09 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 2 21:06 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 3 22:56 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 4 34:12 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 5 23:40 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 39 - The Balkan Labyrinth, part 1 36:10 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 39 - The Balkan Labyrinth, part 2 24:24 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 40 - Bulgaria Enters the War (September 19 - October 15, 1915) 47:22 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 41 - The Overrunning of Serbia (September 19, 1915 - January 25, 1916),… 41:40 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 41 - The Overrunning of Serbia, part 2 28:59 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 42 - Gallipoli: The Evacuation (August 21, 1915 - January 9, 1916 43:24 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 43 - Mesopotamia: The Bagdad Expedition (October 21 - December 3, 1915) 39:27 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 44 - The Second Winter in the East and West, part 1 35:51 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 44 - The Second Winter in the East and West, part 2 30:47 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 45 - The Political Situation in France and Britain (October 1, 1915 - J… 35:39 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 45 - The Political Situation in France and Britain, part 2 31:46 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 46 - Some Side-lights on the German Temper 39:16 Read by maxmagnus99
Chapter 47 - America at the Cross-roads 24:17 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapter 48 - The Position at Sea (January 24, 1915 - February 29, 1916), part 1 30:15 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 48 - The Position at Sea, part 2 22:19 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 49 - The War in the Aegean and in Africa (October 1915 - May 1916), par… 32:56 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 49 - The War in the Aegean and in Africa, part 2 24:02 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 50 - The Russian Front in the Spring of 1916 (January 11 - April 18) 44:59 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 51 - The Fall of Kut (December 3, 1915 - April 29, 1916) 35:02 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage (February 21 - April 10, 1916), … 25:41 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 2 21:33 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 3 28:16 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 4 21:06 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 5 15:52 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones