History of the Great War, Volume Three
John Buchan
61 chapters · 30 h 21 min · English
Read by Paul Lawley-Jones, Wayne Cooke, Owler, Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025), Sonia, Corky Farmer and others
War & Military · History
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This is the third of a four-volume history of the First World War, coming in along the Ypres Salient in February 1916 and stopping mid-November 1917. Buchan continues to give us a comprehensive war history that provides clear understanding of the complexities involved without feeling bogged down. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins
Chapters
1 Chapter 52: British Line in the West, part 1 21 min 2 Chapter 53: British Line in the West, part 2 23 min 3 Chapter 54: The Political Situation , part 1 22 min 4 Chapter 54: The Political Situation , part 2 28 min 5 Chapter 55: The Battle of Jutland, part 1 22 min 6 Chapter 55: The Battle of Jutland, part 2 23 min 7 Chapter 55 The Battle of Jutland, part 3 22 min 8 Chapter 56: The Austrian Attack in the Trentino 34 min 9 Chapter 57: Brussilov in Galicia , part 1 35 min 10 Chapter 57: Brussilov in Galicia , part 2 33 min 11 Chapter 58: The Battle of Verdun: Second Stage 42 min 12 Chapter 59: The Second Year of War: A Retrospect, part 1 29 min 13 Chapter 59: The Second Year of War: A Retrospect, part 2 23 min 14 Chapter 60: Affairs in the Near and Middle East part 1 29 min 15 Chapter 60: Affairs in the Near and Middle East, part 2 24 min 16 Chapter 61: Rumania Enters the War, part 1 25 min 17 Chapter 61: Rumania Enters the War, part 2 26 min 18 Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme, part 1 33 min 19 Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme , part 2 46 min 20 Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme, part 3 51 min 21 Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 1 34 min 22 Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 2 26 min 23 Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 3 30 min 24 Chapter 64: Rumania's Campaign, part 1 23 min 25 Chapter 64: Rumania's Campaign, part 2 25 min 26 Chapter 64: Rumania's Campaign, part 3 23 min 27 Chapter 64: Rumania's Campaign, part 4 41 min 28 Chapter 65: The Italian Counter-Attack 44 min 29 Chapter 66: The Winter of 1916 in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, part 1 45 min 30 Chapter 66: The Winter of 1916 in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, part 2 28 min 31 Chapter 67: The French Advance at Verdun 36 min 32 Chapter 68: The Position at Sea and in the Air, part 1 30 min 33 Chapter 68: The Position at Sea and in the Air, part 2 25 min 34 Chapter 69: Political Transformations, part 1 33 min 35 Chapter 69: Political Transformations, part 2 26 min 36 Chapter 70: The German Manoeuvres for Peace 36 min 37 Chapter 71: The Clearing of Sinai and the Fall of Bagdad 41 min 38 Chapter 72 : The Russian Coup d'État, part 1 17 min 39 Chapter 72: The Russian Coup d'État, part 2 33 min 40 Chapter 72: The Russian Coup d'État, part 3 21 min 41 Chapter 73: The New Government in Britain, part 1 20 min 42 Chapter 73: The New Government in Britain, part 2 31 min 43 Chapter 74: The Breaking of America's Patience 36 min 44 Chapter 75: Germany Shortens Her Western Line, part 1 25 min 45 Chapter 75: Germany Shortens Her Western Line, part 2 22 min 46 Chapter 76: The Battle of Arras, part 1</u> 24 min 47 Chapter 76: The Battle of Arras, part 2 30 min 48 Chapter 77: The Second Battle of the Aisne, part 1 27 min 49 Chapter 77: The Second Battle of the Aisne, part 2 24 min 50 Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 1 21 min 51 Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 2 30 min 52 Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 3 16 min 53 Chapter 79: The Russian Revolution, part 1 35 min 54 Chapter 79: The Russian Revolution, part 2 39 min 55 Chapter 80: The Italian Front in the Summer of 1917, part 1 21 min 56 Chapter 80: The Italian Front in the Summer of 1917, part 2 31 min 57 Chapter 81: The Third Year of War: The Change in the Strategic Position, part 1 35 min 58 Chapter 81: The Third Year of War: The Change in the Strategic Position, part 2 37 min 59 Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 1 36 min 60 Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 2 36 min 61 Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 3 35 min
