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World's War Events

Francis J. Reynolds (1867 - 1937) and Allen L. Churchill (1881 - )

World's War Events is a 3-volume history of World War I, assembled in 1919 from articles contributed by "statesmen, commanders, historians, and men who fought or saw the great campaigns". Volume 1 begins with articles about the causes of the war, describing the European political setting, the diplomatic maneuvering before and after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and the military strategies that led Germany to take aggressive action. Following this are articles about campaigns including the Marne and Gallipoli, action at sea, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the early air war. - Summary by Ted Lienhart

Genre(s): War & Military, Modern (20th C)

Language: English

Keyword(s): causes of world war 1 (1), military history of first world war (1), diplomatic history of world war i (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	I. What Caused the War Part 1	Ted Lienhart	00:33:33
Play 02	I. What Caused the War Part 2	Ted Lienhart	00:30:10
Play 03	II. The Defense of Liege	Ted Lienhart	00:41:16
Play 04	III. The Great Retreat	Ted Lienhart	00:20:04
Play 05	IV. The Battle of the Marne	Ted Lienhart	00:16:30
Play 06	V. How the French Fought	Ted Lienhart	00:24:13
Play 07	VI. The Race for the Channel	Ted Lienhart	00:21:44
Play 08	VII. The Last Ditch in Belgium	Ted Lienhart	00:30:46
Play 09	VIII. Why Turkey Entered the War	Ted Lienhart	00:31:34
Play 10	IX. The Falkland Sea Fight Part 1	Ted Lienhart	00:33:10
Play 11	IX. The Falkland Sea Fight Part 2	Ted Lienhart	00:36:31
Play 12	X. Cruise of the Emden	Ted Lienhart	00:43:41
Play 13	XI. Capture of Tsing-Tao	Ted Lienhart	00:47:35
Play 14	XII. Gallipoli	Ted Lienhart	00:35:03
Play 15	XIII. Gas: Second Battle of Ypres	Ted Lienhart	00:13:34
Play 16	XIV. The Canadians at Ypres Part 1	Ted Lienhart	00:27:45
Play 17	XIV. The Canadians at Ypres Part 2	Ted Lienhart	00:27:53
Play 18	XV. Sinking of the Lusitania Part 1	Ted Lienhart	00:36:07
Play 19	XV. Sinking of the Lusitania Part 2	Ted Lienhart	00:33:24
Play 20	XVI. Mountain Warfare	Ted Lienhart	00:17:25
Play 21	XVII. The Great Champagne Offensive of 1915	Ted Lienhart	00:50:52
Play 22	XVIII. The Tragedy of Edith Cavell	Ted Lienhart	00:33:09
Play 23	XIX. Gallipoli Abandoned	Ted Lienhart	00:16:14
Play 24	XX. The Death-Ship in the Sky	Ted Lienhart	00:17:58

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