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Operation Redeemer - that plan to relieve the besieged forces commanded by General David McCay in Kiev, spearheaded by a force commanded by Paul von Lettow Vorbeck, composed of Freikorps soldiers and other German volunteers. ...
2019-06-18 22:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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2019-06-16 11:31:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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Between 5 to 10 June 1919, one could be forgiven for imagining that the allies would be far too buys discussing the German counterproposals and their intended reply to do anything else. In fact, what we see on the morning of 5th Ju...
2019-06-12 16:04:13 +0000 UTC View Post
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An eventful fortnight indeed, as the delegates crowd around the table to read the latest on the German peace treaty, the dominions offer their views, the Germans seem to be scheming, and the Russians remain mysterious. Still, despi...
2019-06-09 21:08:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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75 Years ago, our ancestors made a brave step towards the liberation of France from the most terrible of tyranny. Now, with the considerable help of Dr Peter Caddick-Adams, historian, journalist, author, reservist and more, I delve...
2019-06-06 14:25:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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In episode 16 of the game, we visit four distinct scenes, where a great deal of drama goes down. Lloyd George has some words for the British Empire Delegation; four allied figures meet to try and address their differences; the Aust...
2019-05-25 12:25:55 +0000 UTC View Post
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Episode 2.16: My Canadian Friends introduces a fascinating new element into our story. Eden’s efforts to control the discussion continued, as the Prime Minister sought to make the British people see things wholly his way. To some...
2019-05-21 18:52:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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Episode 2.15: Foiled Abroad resumes the story of Anthony Eden and his struggle to implement the once perfect plan upon his unwilling nation. Having been challenged passionately at home by a disbelieving political nation in the last...
2019-05-20 19:54:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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After so many weeks of preparation, it is finally time to journey to Warsaw where the Council for Russian Freedoms presents its mission. Accompanied by volunteer forces from all over the world, the message is clear - the extinction...
2019-05-19 15:08:45 +0000 UTC View Post
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Are you ready for this? After a long time teasing you all, it's time I dropped some incredibly exciting news on the world. This news has the potential to change history podcasting FOREVER...sort of, but first and foremost, it means...
2019-05-18 04:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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The story of Greece comes under our microscope at long last. Here we are introduced to a fascinating vision, yet another example of what might have been. Greater Greece was a project which appealed to many people outside the realm ...
2019-05-12 21:16:32 +0000 UTC View Post
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The President Marshall arrives in London to take his seat alongside the big three in the Council of Eight, as a very exhausted SIR Alistair Tancred accompanies him. Awaiting Foch in London are several developments; the Minor Counci...
2019-05-12 20:08:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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On this day 100 years ago, the Germans were finally presented with the treaty had been under construction for nearly five full months. What would they think of it? That remained to be seen, but in the process of handing this treaty...
2019-05-07 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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In our longest episode to date (and hopefully ever) we examine the incredible story of the first week of May 1919, by delving into primary sources never before used on a podcast, and rarely used in books! This delivers to us a narr...
2019-05-05 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTo celebrate our 7th birthday on the 18th May we won't be running wild for 7 weeks - instead we'll be hosting a Q&A and everyone is welcome to take part! We'll also be dropping some pretty huge news, so tune in even just for that!
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The German delegation had arrived in Paris, but despite the confident exterior, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau would have known full well that all was not well back home. Germany was tottering on the edge of the abyss, and nowhere w...
2019-05-03 05:25:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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The 30th April was a strange day. It was barely a microcosm in the grand scheme of the Paris Peace Conference, and it was wedged awkwardly between the Italian walkout and the German arrival, not to mention the madcap adventures of ...
2019-04-30 21:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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At long last, the German delegation has arrived in Paris, and resides in the exact same hotel where in 1871, the French government was forced to kowtow to Bismarck. What a coincidence! Leading the delegation was Ulrich von Brockdor...
2019-04-29 21:08:16 +0000 UTC View Post
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OTD 100 years ago, perhaps the most infamous international organisation in history was officially blessed by the plenary conference of the Paris Peace Conference. This made it essentially impossible to ignore that institution, or t...
2019-04-28 19:41:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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As the Conference at London works towards several compromises, we tune in to some new arrivals, some storm conference scenes, and a weighted meeting between the President Marshal, Ferdinand Foch, and the delegation of British, Swis...
2019-04-28 19:02:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's time we cleared the air about reparations and war guilt, arguably the two most controversial elements of the Treaty of Versailles. Here, making use of studies long since ignored or forgotten, we unwrap the reality of the Germa...
2019-04-27 16:47:26 +0000 UTC View Post