History of the Great War, Volume Two
John Buchan
56 chapters · 29 h 53 min · English
Read by Lynette Caulkins, Paul Lawley-Jones, Kerry Adams, Edmund Bloxam, Tatiana Chichilla, BrandonB and others
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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
Chapters
1 Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign (September 1, 1914 - April 27, 1915), part 1 59 min 2 Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 2 21 min 3 Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 3 10 min 4 Chapter 26 - The Opening of the Dardanelles Campaign, part 4 31 min 5 Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres (April 17 - May 24, 1915), part 1 23 min 6 Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres, part 2 29 min 7 Chapter 27 - The Second Battle of Ypres, part 3 24 min 8 Chapter 28 - The Allied western Offensive in the Summer of 1915 (April 5 - June 17), part 1 22 min 9 Chapter 28 - The Allied western Offensive in the Summer of 1915, part 2 18 min 10 Chapter 29 - The Russian Retreat from the Donajetz (April 28 - June 21, 1915), part 1 36 min 11 Chapter 29 - The Russian Retreat from the Donajetz, part 2 41 min 12 Chapter 30 - The Beginning of Italy's Campaign (April 26 - August 21, 1915), part 1 56 min 13 Chapter 30 - The Beginning of Italy's Campaign, part 2 50 min 14 Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect (June 28, 1914 - June 28, 1915), part 1 34 min 15 Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect, part 2 39 min 16 Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect, part 3 38 min 17 Chapter 32 - The Asian and African Campaigns (October 1914 - July 9, 1915), part 1 24 min 18 Chapter 32 - The Asian and African Campaigns, part 2 32 min 19 Chapter 33 - The Abandonment of Warsaw (June 22 - August 5, 1915), part 1 36 min 20 Chapter 33 - The Abandonment of Warsaw, part 2 30 min 21 Chapter 34 - Gallipoli: The Battles for Krithia (April 29 - July 31, 1915) 49 min 22 Chapter 35 - The Straining of America's Patience 49 min 23 Chapter 36 - Gallipoli: The New Landing (August 6-27, 1915), part 1 30 min 24 Chapter 36 - Gallipoli: The New Landing, part 2 21 min 25 Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat (August 5 - September 30, 1915), part 1 33 min 26 Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat, part 2 35 min 27 Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat, part 3 34 min 28 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos (September 23 - October 2, 1915), part 1 25 min 29 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 2 21 min 30 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 3 23 min 31 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 4 34 min 32 Chapter 38 - Champagne and Loos, part 5 24 min 33 Chapter 39 - The Balkan Labyrinth, part 1 36 min 34 Chapter 39 - The Balkan Labyrinth, part 2 24 min 35 Chapter 40 - Bulgaria Enters the War (September 19 - October 15, 1915) 47 min 36 Chapter 41 - The Overrunning of Serbia (September 19, 1915 - January 25, 1916), part 1 42 min 37 Chapter 41 - The Overrunning of Serbia, part 2 29 min 38 Chapter 42 - Gallipoli: The Evacuation (August 21, 1915 - January 9, 1916 43 min 39 Chapter 43 - Mesopotamia: The Bagdad Expedition (October 21 - December 3, 1915) 39 min 40 Chapter 44 - The Second Winter in the East and West, part 1 36 min 41 Chapter 44 - The Second Winter in the East and West, part 2 31 min 42 Chapter 45 - The Political Situation in France and Britain (October 1, 1915 - January 26, 1916), part 1 36 min 43 Chapter 45 - The Political Situation in France and Britain, part 2 32 min 44 Chapter 46 - Some Side-lights on the German Temper 39 min 45 Chapter 47 - America at the Cross-roads 24 min 46 Chapter 48 - The Position at Sea (January 24, 1915 - February 29, 1916), part 1 30 min 47 Chapter 48 - The Position at Sea, part 2 22 min 48 Chapter 49 - The War in the Aegean and in Africa (October 1915 - May 1916), part 1 33 min 49 Chapter 49 - The War in the Aegean and in Africa, part 2 24 min 50 Chapter 50 - The Russian Front in the Spring of 1916 (January 11 - April 18) 45 min 51 Chapter 51 - The Fall of Kut (December 3, 1915 - April 29, 1916) 35 min 52 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage (February 21 - April 10, 1916), part 1 26 min 53 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 2 22 min 54 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 3 28 min 55 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 4 21 min 56 Chapter 52 - The Battle of Verdun: First Stage, part 5 16 min
