A History of the Great War, Volume Two

John Buchan (1875 - 1940)

This is the second of a four-volume history of the First World War, covering the period from the opening of the Dardenelles Campaign in September 1914 through the first stage of The Battle of Verdun, stopping in mid-April, 1916. As David Reader noted for volume 1, "the author took a rather formal approach by describing the war from a more macroscopic level, packed with factual details, but from the perspective of a patriotic British national." - Summary by Lynette Caulkins

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign (September 1, 1914 - April 27, 1915), part 1 Lynette Caulkins
00:59:23
Play 02 Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 2 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:21:08
Play 03 Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 3 Kerry Adams
00:10:30
Play 04 Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 4 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:31:27
Play 05 Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres (April 17 - May 24, 1915), part 1 Edmund Bloxam
00:23:16
Play 06 Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres, part 2 Edmund Bloxam
00:28:33
Play 07 Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres, part 3 Edmund Bloxam
00:23:59
Play 08 Chapter 28 - The Allied western Offensive in the Summer of 1915 (April 5 - June 17), part 1 Tatiana Chichilla
00:22:06
Play 09 Chapter 28 - The Allied western Offensive in the Summer of 1915, part 2 Tatiana Chichilla
00:17:48
Play 10 Chapter 29 - The Russian Retreat from the Donajetz (April 28 - June 21, 1915), part 1 BrandonB
00:36:11
Play 11 Chapter 29 - The Russian Retreat from the Donajetz, part 2 BrandonB
00:41:14
Play 12 Chapter 30 - The Beginning of Italy's Campaign (April 26 - August 21, 1915), part 1 EastCentralMinnesota
00:55:50
Play 13 Chapter 30 - The Beginning of Italy's Campaign, part 2 EastCentralMinnesota
00:50:15
Play 14 Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect (June 28, 1914 - June 28, 1915), part 1 roselbex
00:34:11
Play 15 Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect, part 2 roselbex
00:39:02
Play 16 Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect, part 3 roselbex
00:37:56
Play 17 Chapter 32 - The Asian and African Campaigns (October 1914 - July 9, 1915), part 1 Acs2047
00:24:17
Play 18 Chapter 32 - The Asian and African Campaigns, part 2 Acs2047
00:32:00
Play 19 Chapter 33 - The Abandonment of Warsaw (June 22 - August 5, 1915), part 1 EastCentralMinnesota
00:35:43
Play 20 Chapter 33 - The Abandonment of Warsaw, part 2 EastCentralMinnesota
00:29:33
Play 21 Chapter 34 - Gallipoli: The Battles for Krithia (April 29 - July 31, 1915) roselbex
00:48:45
Play 22 Chapter 35 - The Straining of America's Patience Lynette Caulkins
00:48:52
Play 23 Chapter 36 - Gallipoli: The New Landing (August 6-27, 1915), part 1 HossTheTroubadour
00:29:38
Play 24 Chapter 36 - Gallipoli: The New Landing, part 2 HossTheTroubadour
00:21:27
Play 25 Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat (August 5 - September 30, 1915), part 1 roselbex
00:33:15
Play 26 Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat, part 2 roselbex
00:34:52
Play 27 Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat, part 3 roselbex
00:34:04
Play 28 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos (September 23 - October 2, 1915), part 1 roselbex
00:25:09
Play 29 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 2 roselbex
00:21:06
Play 30 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 3 roselbex
00:22:56
Play 31 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 4 roselbex
00:34:12
Play 32 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 5 roselbex
00:23:40
Play 33 Chapter 39 - The Balkan Labyrinth, part 1 roselbex
00:36:10
Play 34 Chapter 39 - The Balkan Labyrinth, part 2 roselbex
00:24:24
Play 35 Chapter 40 - Bulgaria Enters the War (September 19 - October 15, 1915) roselbex
00:47:22
Play 36 Chapter 41 - The Overrunning of Serbia (September 19, 1915 - January 25, 1916), part 1 roselbex
00:41:40
Play 37 Chapter 41 - The Overrunning of Serbia, part 2 roselbex
00:28:59
Play 38 Chapter 42 - Gallipoli: The Evacuation (August 21, 1915 - January 9, 1916 roselbex
00:43:24
Play 39 Chapter 43 - Mesopotamia: The Bagdad Expedition (October 21 - December 3, 1915) roselbex
00:39:27
Play 40 Chapter 44 - The Second Winter in the East and West, part 1 roselbex
00:35:51
Play 41 Chapter 44 - The Second Winter in the East and West, part 2 roselbex
00:30:47
Play 42 Chapter 45 - The Political Situation in France and Britain (October 1, 1915 - January 26, 1916), part 1 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:35:39
Play 43 Chapter 45 - The Political Situation in France and Britain, part 2 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:31:46
Play 44 Chapter 46 - Some Side-lights on the German Temper maxmagnus99
00:39:16
Play 45 Chapter 47 - America at the Cross-roads Tatiana Chichilla
00:24:17
Play 46 Chapter 48 - The Position at Sea (January 24, 1915 - February 29, 1916), part 1 roselbex
00:30:15
Play 47 Chapter 48 - The Position at Sea, part 2 roselbex
00:22:19
Play 48 Chapter 49 - The War in the Aegean and in Africa (October 1915 - May 1916), part 1 roselbex
00:32:56
Play 49 Chapter 49 - The War in the Aegean and in Africa, part 2 roselbex
00:24:02
Play 50 Chapter 50 - The Russian Front in the Spring of 1916 (January 11 - April 18) roselbex
00:44:59
Play 51 Chapter 51 - The Fall of Kut (December 3, 1915 - April 29, 1916) roselbex
00:35:02
Play 52 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage (February 21 - April 10, 1916), part 1 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:25:41
Play 53 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 2 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:21:33
Play 54 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 3 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:28:16
Play 55 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 4 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:21:06
Play 56 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 5 Paul Lawley-Jones
00:15:52