In this episode #43, we take you through our perspective on the unfiltered reality of World War I: the grit of trench life, the terror of gas warfare, and the quiet heroism of those on the front lines. We discuss everything from life in the trenches to the unsung roles of women, the horror of gas attacks, and the unbreakable spirit that emerged amidst the chaos.

00:00 - Life in the Trenches

21:40 - Reality of Shellshock

25:21 - Impact of Wartime Blockades

26:11 - Devastating Use of Poison Gas

34:09 - Misunderstood Soldiers

35:31 - Surviving No Man’s Land

37:09 - Stormtroopers

39:55 - Wartime Rumors and Myths

40:15 - Horrors of Trench Warfare

43:29 - Unofficial Truces

46:32 - Snipers: Invisible Threats

47:48 - War Animals & Messenger Birds

51:01 - Bomb Craters

52:29 - Clever Battlefield Decoys

53:04 - Women’s Vital Role in WWI

58:30 - Homefront & Wartime Economy

01:03:13 - Italy Joins the War

01:04:24 - Fierce Serbian Front

01:06:18 - Frozen Fight: Battle of Sarikamish

01:08:24 - Military Retreats

01:11:44 - Armenian Genocide Tragedy

01:16:41 - Gallipoli Campaign

01:24:58 - The White War

01:25:48 - Dogger Bank & Sinking of Lusitania

01:28:58 - War Planes & Zeppelins

01:38:23 - Fighter Aces in the Skies

01:41:35 - WWI Weapons Innovation

01:47:16 - The Story of Edith Cavell

01:49:06 - Battle or Siege

01:50:27 - Artillery Shells

01:52:22 - Costly Errors & Fading Morales 

01:56:03 - Gas Masks & Trench Foot

01:58:04 - Captain’s Wife

02:00:10 - Stretcher Bearers’ Bravery

02:01:06 - Horrors of War Revealed

02:04:06 - War Propaganda

02:04:39 - Impact of Gas Attacks

02:06:12 - Voices Opposing the War

02:07:50 - Scapegoating in Wartime

02:09:32 - War Profiteers & Socialists

02:13:01 - Central Powers

02:14:53 - Essential WWI Books to Read

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

Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs -https://amzn.to/4fsZk0k

The Great War by Peter Hart - https://amzn.to/3Yxt1GH

World War I: The Definitive Visual History by R.G. Grant - https://amzn.to/3C12mdB

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

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