A History of the Great War, Volume Three


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(4.6 stars; 4 reviews)

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

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Chapter 52: British Line in the West, part 1 20:37 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 53: British Line in the West, part 2 22:33 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 54: The Political Situation , part 1 22:25 Read by Wayne Cooke
Chapter 54: The Political Situation , part 2 27:59 Read by Owler
Chapter 55: The Battle of Jutland, part 1 22:30 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 55: The Battle of Jutland, part 2 22:43 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 55 The Battle of Jutland, part 3 21:56 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Chapter 56: The Austrian Attack in the Trentino 33:52 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 57: Brussilov in Galicia , part 1 35:09 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 57: Brussilov in Galicia , part 2 32:57 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 58: The Battle of Verdun – Second Stage 41:41 Read by Sonia
Chapter 59: The Second Year of War: A Retrospect, part 1 28:34 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 59: The Second Year of War: A Retrospect, part 2 23:03 Read by Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi
Chapter 60: Affairs in the Near and Middle East part 1 28:58 Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon
Chapter 60: Affairs in the Near and Middle East, part 2 24:25 Read by BettyB
Chapter 61: Rumania Enters the War, part 1 25:13 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 61: Rumania Enters the War, part 2 25:58 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme, part 1 33:26 Read by ksleeper
Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme , part 2 45:44 Read by ksleeper
Chapter 62: The Battle of the Somme, part 3 51:11 Read by ksleeper
Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 1 33:45 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 2 25:46 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 63: The Battle of the Somme (continued), part 3 30:15 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 1 23:02 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 2 25:03 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 3 23:19 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 64: Rumania’s Campaign, part 4 40:31 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 65: The Italian Counter-Attack 43:54 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 66: The Winter of 1916 in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, part 1 44:44 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 66: The Winter of 1916 in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, part 2 28:17 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 67: The French Advance at Verdun 36:15 Read by Laurie Wehmeyer
Chapter 68: The Position at Sea and in the Air, part 1 29:39 Read by Owler
Chapter 68: The Position at Sea and in the Air, part 2 25:05 Read by Owler
Chapter 69: Political Transformations, part 1 33:11 Read by BettyB
Chapter 69: Political Transformations, part 2 25:30 Read by BettyB
Chapter 70: The German Manoeuvres for Peace 36:04 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 71: The Clearing of Sinai and the Fall of Bagdad 41:20 Read by gont
Chapter 72 : The Russian Coup d’État, part 1 17:18 Read by Wayne Cooke
Chapter 72: The Russian Coup d’État, part 2 33:28 Read by Wayne Cooke
Chapter 72: The Russian Coup d’État, part 3 21:18 Read by Wayne Cooke
Chapter 73: The New Government in Britain, part 1 20:20 Read by Owler
Chapter 73: The New Government in Britain, part 2 31:05 Read by Owler
Chapter 74: The Breaking of America’s Patience 35:52 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Chapter 75: Germany Shortens Her Western Line, part 1 25:20 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 75: Germany Shortens Her Western Line, part 2 21:50 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 76: The Battle of Arras, part 1 24:22 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 76: The Battle of Arras, part 2 30:02 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 77: The Second Battle of the Aisne, part 1 27:23 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 77: The Second Battle of the Aisne, part 2 24:05 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 1 20:50 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 2 30:22 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 78: Mesopotamia, Syria, and the Balkans, part 3 15:31 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Chapter 79: The Russian Revolution, part 1 35:22 Read by Wayne Cooke
Chapter 79: The Russian Revolution, part 2 38:56 Read by Wayne Cooke
Chapter 80: The Italian Front in the Summer of 1917, part 1 21:29 Read by Owler
Chapter 80: The Italian Front in the Summer of 1917, part 2 31:27 Read by Owler
Chapter 81: The Third Year of War: The Change in the Strategic Position, part 1 34:50 Read by Owler
Chapter 81: The Third Year of War: The Change in the Strategic Position, part 2 36:51 Read by Owler
Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 1 35:36 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 2 35:31 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Chapter 82: The Third Battle of Ypres, part 3 34:55 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)

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(4.5 stars)

excellent book, very detailed and apparently balanced. The readers were excellent although I would prefer that they not try to imitate the accents of some of the quoted speakers. in particular, the Russian accent given to some Russian speakers sounded very authentic but did not help with either comprehension or authenticity.