In episode #42, we explore the key events of World War I, from the Schlieffen Plan to the Christmas Truce. Learn how early battles, strategic shifts, and personal stories shaped the war. See how warfare evolved with new technologies and nations mobilized for a conflict that changed the world.

00:00 - Schlieffen Plan

11:24 - Chain Letters

12:27 - Liège Citadels

15:30 - Conscription & Posters

19:46 - Destroying Liège

20:43 - Artillery Strikes

23:29 - Ludendorff’s Takeover

26:36 - Leuven Library Burns

27:28 - Drunk Soldiers

27:45 - Battle of Frontiers

41:33 - Angels of Mons

42:14 - Rations & Ammo

43:25 - Women in Workforce

45:36 - First to Serve

45:59 - War Bonds & Rules

46:59 - Resilient French Army

48:12 - Colorful Uniforms

48:43 - French Offensive

50:43 - First Battle of Marne

57:15 - Stalemate Begins

58:34 - Trench Warfare

01:03:04 - Ypres & Young Hitler

01:05:20 - Eastern Front

01:12:04 - Austro-Hungarian War

01:15:01 - Ottomans Join War

01:17:35 - War at Sea & Imperial Conflicts

01:20:59 - Japan Joins War

01:21:54 - Serbia vs. Austria-Hungary

01:23:11 - Military Generals

01:24:15 - Fighting for What?

01:25:13 - Christmas Truce

01:28:51 - Horrors of War & Otto Dix

01:31:06 - Endless Fighting

01:31:46 - Fermi Paradox

01:32:48 - Tear Gas Unleashed

The First World War by ⁠John Keegan⁠ - ⁠https://amzn.to/3BSpTgM⁠

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman - https://amzn.to/48ij0S7

A World Undone by G. J. Meyer - https://amzn.to/3NvCPMe

The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark - https://amzn.to/3YsU6M8

The Great Illusion by Sir Norman Angell - https://amzn.to/4dPt6ej

They Shall Not Grow Old - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7905466/