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Brief podcasts about the history of WWI. Produced and published by Aquinas College's History of WWI class.
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Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
By Leo Paul Rousseau
This podcast transcript discusses the development and treatment of psychiatric disorders as a result of WWI. Click here to listen to Leo's podcast!
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
By Sarah Walker
A heroic dog took part in World War I and became a celebrity.
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
By Gannon Foley and Jake Sherman
This week on the podcast, Gannon and Jake discuss hearing loss in the first World War and the effects that it had on soldiers and the overall life in the military.
Alexander, Caroline. “The Shock of War.” Smithsonian Magazine. September 2010. Accessed October 18, 2020. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shock-of-war-55376701/.
Conroy, Katherine and V. Malik. “Hearing loss in the trenches - a hidden morbidity of World War I.” The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. October 29, 2018. Accessed October 18, 2020. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/16B72309AAB4878A1AFE2E1F56C13CA1/S0022215118001755a.pdf/hearing_loss_in_the_trenches_a_hidden_morbidity_of_world_war_i.pdf.
Traynor, Robert. “Hearing Loss in the Trenches of World War I.” Hearing Health and Technology Matters. April 1, 2014. Accessed October 18, 2020. https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearinginternational/2014/hearing-loss-trenches-wwi/.
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.
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
By Justin Hills
The U.S. Side of the War summarized from just before their declaration, to the final battles of the Western front
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 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Here we have a video "podcast" about the 369th US Infantry Regiment or, as they are better known, the Harlem Hellfighters. Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ttuRNxW6CZjomyXj2DtOOlbPlSltaW5E/view?usp=sharing
The Harlem Hellfighters, from https://www.missedinhistory.com/blogs/missed-in-history-the-harlem-hellfighters.htm
Sources:
History, Simple, director. Harlem Hellfighters (World War 1). YouTube, YouTube, 27 Mar. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A8eWsFXH5g&t=9s.
Trickey, Erick. “One Hundred Years Ago, the Harlem Hellfighters Bravely Led the U.S. Into WWI.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 14 May 2018, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-hundred-years-ago-harlem-hellfighters-bravely-led-us-wwi-180968977/.
Mikkelsen, Edward. Boley, Oklahoma (1903- ) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed, 2017, blackpast.org/aah/369th-infantry-regiment-harlem-hellfighters.
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Interesting Battle Rosaries issued to Catholic soldiers in World War 1. They are unlike any rosary in existence today.
Sources:
"100th Anniversary of 1916 Military Rosary Inspires New Combat Rosary." Roman Catholic Man. March 22, 2018. Accessed September 19, 2018. https://www.romancatholicman.com/100th-anniversary-of-1916-military-rosary-inspires-new-combat-rosary/.
"Here's a Sturdy Rosary for Catholic Men." National Catholic Register. Accessed September 19, 2018. http://www.ncregister.com/blog/astagnaro/heres-a-sturdy-rosary-for-catholic-men.
"Historical Replicas | WWI Battle Beads Rosary - $29.99." Rugged Rosaries®. Accessed September 19, 2018. https://www.cordbands.com/pages/battle-beads-rosary.
"WWI Battle Beads® Service Combat Rosary - The Soldier's Rosary." Rugged Rosaries®. Accessed September 19, 2018. https://www.cordbands.com/products/wwimbb-pardon.