Episodes
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Canada's Entry Into WWI
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
By Leo Paul Rousseau
Canadian citizen Leopold Paul Rousseau discusses Canada's entry into the Great War. Click here to listen to Leo's podcast!
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Japan's role in WWI
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
By Jacob Skorka
An overview of Japan’s involvement in the war, including why they joined the allies and the impact on Japan’s future.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Variety of Weapons in the War
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
By Sarah Walker
There were a wide variety of weapons used in WWI, some new and some old.
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Source: https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/birth-plastic-surgery
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Conscientious Objectors in World War I
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Sources
Anthony, Richards. (2014). The Conscientious Objectors Paid a High Price. The Telegram.Retrieved from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/inside-first-world-war/part-nine/10803538/conscientious-objectors-first-world-war.html.
Conscientious Objector. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/conscientious-objector.
Schleif, Luke. (2014). Conscientious Objectors. International Encyclopedia of the First World War. Retrieved from https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/conscientious_objectors.
Yoder, Anne (N.D.). Conscientious Objection During World War I. Retrieved from https://wwionline.org/articles/conscientious-objection-during-world-war-i/.
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Christmas Truce 1914
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-story-of-the-wwi-christmas-truce-11972213/
https://www.britannica.com/event/The-Christmas-Truce
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Easter Rising 1916
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
https://www.irishcentral.com/uploads/article/2387/cropped_MI-GPO-ruins-1916-Easter-Rising.jpg?t=1522413606
"Easter Rising 1916 Ireland." Easter Rising 1916 Ireland. Accessed November 09, 2018. http://www.easter1916.net/.
"What Was the Easter Rising?" RTE.ie. Accessed November 09, 2018. https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/what-was-the-easter-rising.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Easter Rising." Encyclopædia Britannica. October 11, 2018. Accessed November 09, 2018. https://www.britannica.com/event/Easter-Rising.
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
British War Propaganda
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Sources
Welch, David. Depicting the enemy. British Library, 2014. https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/depicting-the-enemy.
Fox, Jo. Atrocity Propaganda. British Library, 2014. https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/atrocity-propaganda
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/britain/espionage.htm
The National Archives. Propaganda 1914-1918. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/britain1906to1918/g6/background.htm
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Why the United States Entered WWI
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sources
Chandler, Adam. (2017). The Leak That Helped Push America Into World War I. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/03/zimmermann-telegram/518217/.
Rubin, Richard. (2014). Why Don’t Americans Remember the War. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/08/why-dont-americans-remember-the-war/373469/.
Storey, William Kelleher. (2014). The First World War (2nd ed.) London, United Kingdom: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Children in World War 1.
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
The participation of children during the great war. Sources: www.iwm.org.uk/history/10-ways-children-took-part-in-the-first-world-war
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Britain's Military Recruitment WW1
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Sources: “Firstworldwar.com.” First World War.com - Weapons of War: Machine Guns, www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/ukconscription.htm Simkin, John. Spartacus Educational, Spartacus Educational, spartacus-educational.com/FWWpals.htm “Firstworldwar.com.” First World War.com - Weapons of War: Machine Guns, www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/derbyscheme.htm
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
2018 Armistice Centenary
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Welcome to our 2018 podcast season! This short episode briefly discusses the commemoration of the war, and specifically the armistice, in Britain. It also discusses special events planned for the centenary in Britain and the USA.
Image of the Cenotaph in 1919.