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World War I: The Great War
- Narrated by: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
Touched off by a terrorist act in Bosnia and spreading all too quickly beyond the expectations of those who were involved, World War I was an unprecedented catastrophe with a ghastly cost. After this first "total war" - the first conflict involving entire societies mobilized to wage unrestrained war, devoting all their wealth, industries, institutions, and the lives of their citizens to win victory at any price - the world itself would never be the same.
These 36 riveting half-hour lectures cut through the tangle of historical data to uncover the patterns that make sense of complex events. Whereas most World War I narratives focus on the Western Front in France and Flanders, with its mazelike trenches, gas attacks, constant shelling, assaults "over the top" into withering machine gun fire, and duels of dog-fighting aviators in the sky, Professor Liulevicius also devotes great attention to other important arenas, including the Eastern Front, the Southern Fronts, the War at Sea, the Arab Revolt, the Communist Revolution, the Armenian Massacre, the Spanish Influenza, and more.
Professor Liulevicius combines chronological and thematic approaches for a sweeping survey of World War I's many dimensions. He explores themes such as the surprising eagerness of all parties to plunge into mutual slaughter, the unexpected endurance of societies undergoing total war, the radically different hopes and hatreds that the war evoked, with remarkable contrasts between western and eastern Europe, the meanings that the different sides ascribed to the war, and the role of various ideologies in the war's course and conduct.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-05-22
I strongly recommend it.
explains every aspect of the great war. not only the battles but the entire picture of it
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- Anonymous User
- 14-10-21
Superb
This course is fantastic, offering depth and breadth and fascinating insights. Wonderfully curated and charismatically presented. I’d highly recommend it for anyone interested in history.
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- Luke Candler
- 02-07-21
Couldn't ask for more
The lecturer of this course is great the depth he goes into on the different aspects of the Great War at every level of society kept me listening & learning couldn't ask for more.
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- Andrew UK
- 14-05-17
Very interesting. And very good narrator
A fascinating account, with a narrator who knows his subject and whose narration is excellent. I'll be looking out for more audiobooks by him.
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- John
- 24-03-17
very interesting!
Gr8 read. Informative and thoroughly enjoyed. Narrator can grind a little. Well detailed I'd highly recommend
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- Aran
- 28-10-22
Good
I think the course does what it aims to do well - it gives a good introduction to the topic. It's very much a "breadth, not depth" approach, covering a wide range of topics about the war in 30 minute chunks, so there isn't a huge amount of detail, but it covers a lot of ground. This is what I wanted anyway as I'm sure there are other books to learn more deeply about specific parts.
I also like that this course has a decent amount of focus on social & economic aspects to the war rather than just military history, and includes related subjects such as the armenian genocide and russian revolution.
The lecturer does have a tendency to stutter a little but it's not too bad.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-02-23
I really enjoyed it.
Great narrative. Enticing story telling. It gives me pause for thought during the listening period. Very thought provoking.
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- MR R H SUMNER
- 14-01-18
Fantastic
Excellent course! Learnt a lot although I've spent a lot of time studying the subject.
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- N J.
- 25-01-23
Detailed narrative of the WWI
A wonderful, rich and comprehensive description of the First World War ranging from the geopolitical situation leading to the war to the long lasting effects. This added a significant amount to my level of understanding. My only criticism is that some of the points are repeated in a number of episodes but this really is a minor point in comparison to the overall content of the series.
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- paul wilson
- 03-06-22
The history that shaped our future
loved it, and although I thought I knew about WWI I was shocked at how much I didn't know.
This book was really informative and filled gaps in my knowledge.
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