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A History of the Great War, Volume Three

John Buchan (1875 - 1940)

This is the third of a four-volume history of the First World War, coming in along the Ypres Salient in February 1916 and stopping mid-November 1917. Buchan continues to give us a comprehensive war history that provides clear understanding of the complexities involved without feeling bogged down. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins

Genre(s): War & Military, History

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Chapter 52: British Line in the West, part 1	Paul Lawley-Jones	00:20:37
Play 02	Chapter 53: British Line in the West, part 2	Paul Lawley-Jones	00:22:33
Play 03	Chapter 54: The Political Situation , part 1	Wayne Cooke	00:22:25
Play 04	Chapter 54: The Political Situation , part 2	Owler	00:27:59
Play 05	Chapter 55: The Battle of Jutland, part 1	Paul Lawley-Jones	00:22:30
Play 06	Chapter 55: The Battle of Jutland, part 2	Paul Lawley-Jones	00:22:43
Play 07	Chapter 55 The Battle of Jutland, part 3	Paul Lawley-Jones	00:21:56
Play 08	Chapter 56: The Austrian Attack in the Trentino	roselbex	00:33:52
Play 09	Chapter 57: Brussilov in Galicia , part 1	roselbex	00:35:09
Play 10	Chapter 57: Brussilov in Galicia , part 2	roselbex	00:32:57
Play 11	Chapter 58: The Battle of Verdun – Second Stage	Sonia Corky Farmer	00:41:41
Play 12	Chapter 59: The Second Year of War: A Retrospect, part 1	roselbex	00:28:34
Play 13	Chapter 59: The Second Year of War: A Retrospect, part 2	Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi	00:23:03
Play 14	Chapter 60: Affairs in the Near and Middle East part 1	Maria Angela R. Aragon	00:28:58
Play 15	Chapter 60: Affairs in the Near and Middle East, part 2	BettyB	00:24:25
Play 16	Chapter 61: Rumania Enters the War, part 1	roselbex	00:25:13
Play 17	Chapter 61: Rumania Enters the War, part 2	roselbex	00:25:58
Play 18	Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme, part 1	ksleeper	00:33:26
Play 19	Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme , part 2	ksleeper	00:45:44
Play 20	Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme, part 3	ksleeper	00:51:11
Play 21	Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 1	roselbex	00:33:45
Play 22	Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 2	roselbex	00:25:46
Play 23	Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 3	roselbex	00:30:15
Play 24	Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 1	roselbex	00:23:02
Play 25	Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 2	roselbex	00:25:03
Play 26	Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 3	roselbex	00:23:19
Play 27	Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 4	roselbex	00:40:31
Play 28	Chapter 65: The Italian Counter-Attack	roselbex	00:43:54
Play 29	Chapter 66: The Winter of 1916 in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, part 1	roselbex	00:44:44
Play 30	Chapter 66: The Winter of 1916 in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, part 2	roselbex	00:28:17
Play 31	Chapter 67: The French Advance at Verdun	Laurie Wehmeyer	00:36:15
Play 32	Chapter 68: The Position at Sea and in the Air, part 1	Owler	00:29:39
Play 33	Chapter 68: The Position at Sea and in the Air, part 2	Owler	00:25:05
Play 34	Chapter 69: Political Transformations, part 1	BettyB	00:33:11
Play 35	Chapter 69: Political Transformations, part 2	BettyB	00:25:30
Play 36	Chapter 70: The German Manoeuvres for Peace	roselbex	00:36:04
Play 37	Chapter 71: The Clearing of Sinai and the Fall of Bagdad	gont	00:41:20
Play 38	Chapter 72 : The Russian Coup d’État, part 1	Wayne Cooke	00:17:18
Play 39	Chapter 72: The Russian Coup d’État, part 2	Wayne Cooke	00:33:28
Play 40	Chapter 72: The Russian Coup d’État, part 3	Wayne Cooke	00:21:18
Play 41	Chapter 73: The New Government in Britain, part 1	Owler	00:20:20
Play 42	Chapter 73: The New Government in Britain, part 2	Owler	00:31:05
Play 43	Chapter 74: The Breaking of America’s Patience	Lynette Caulkins	00:35:52
Play 44	Chapter 75: Germany Shortens Her Western Line, part 1	roselbex	00:25:20
Play 45	Chapter 75: Germany Shortens Her Western Line, part 2	roselbex	00:21:50
Play 46	Chapter 76: The Battle of Arras, part 1	roselbex	00:24:22
Play 47	Chapter 76: The Battle of Arras, part 2	roselbex	00:30:02
Play 48	Chapter 77: The Second Battle of the Aisne, part 1	roselbex	00:27:23
Play 49	Chapter 77: The Second Battle of the Aisne, part 2	roselbex	00:24:05
Play 50	Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 1	Beeswaxcandle	00:20:50
Play 51	Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 2	Beeswaxcandle	00:30:22
Play 52	Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 3	Beeswaxcandle	00:15:31
Play 53	Chapter 79: The Russian Revolution, part 1	Wayne Cooke	00:35:22
Play 54	Chapter 79: The Russian Revolution, part 2	Wayne Cooke	00:38:56
Play 55	Chapter 80: The Italian Front in the Summer of 1917, part 1	Owler	00:21:29
Play 56	Chapter 80: The Italian Front in the Summer of 1917, part 2	Owler	00:31:27
Play 57	Chapter 81: The Third Year of War: The Change in the Strategic Position, part 1	Owler	00:34:50
Play 58	Chapter 81: The Third Year of War: The Change in the Strategic Position, part 2	Owler	00:36:51
Play 59	Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 1	roselbex	00:35:36
Play 60	Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 2	roselbex	00:35:31
Play 61	Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 3	roselbex	00:34:55

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