There will be no new episode this week, but we will be back next week with an episode on the Zimmerman Telegram.
Author: Mark
133: We Win Ourselves to Death
Harvests have been getting smaller every year the war goes on. The harvest of 1916 was particularly bad. This episode looks at some of the consequences of the food shortages in Germany, including the decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms in 1881. Public domain.
Performed by The University of Chicago Orchestra, Edward Auer, soloist, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
132: Guerre à la guerre
With the war continuing, and the death toll growing ever more horrifying, some groups made their own private attempts to bring about an end to the war.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Serenade for Strings
Composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1875. Public domain.
Performed by the Advent Chamber Orchestra, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
131: This Wellsian Wonder
The internal combustion engine led to the development of automobiles and airplanes. When the Great War began, the combatants strove to employ this new inventions on the battlefield.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Terzetto
Composed by Gustav Holst in 1925. Public domain.
Performed by Steve’s Bedroom Band. Used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
Reminder
There will be no new podcast episode this week. The podcast will return next week with episode 131, “This Wellsian Wonder.”
130: He Kept Us out of War
Woodrow Wilson runs a hard-fought re-election campaign against Republican nominee Charles Evans Hughes. Wilson’s war policy is a major issue in the campaign.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“The Liberty Bell”
Composed by John Philip Sousa in 1893. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Marine Band. Public domain recording. Source.
“Semper Fidelis”
Composed by John Philip Sousa in 1888. Public domain.
Performed by the Oldham Music Centre Youth Wind Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
New Short Story
My short story, “The Boy Who Didn’t Know How to Recognize a King,” is now available to read free online at this link. Let me know what you think in the comments.
129: Everywhere and Nowhere
The United States responds to Pancho Villa’s attack on Columbus, New Mexico with a military expedition into Mexico, commanded by Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“The Army Goes Rolling Along”
Composed by John Philip Sousa in 1917. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Army Band. Public domain recording. Source.
“It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary”
Composed in 1912 by Jack Judge and Harry Williams. Public domain.
Public domain recording. In the alternative, it is asserted that the use of the recording here constitutes fair use under copyright law. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
128: A Portuguesa
After the fall of German Kamerun, German East Africa became the only German colonial possession still under German control. British efforts to invade and occupy the territory were assisted by Portuguese, South African, and Belgian forces.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Tic Tac Fado
Used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Source.
“A Portuguesa”
Composed by Alfredo Keil in 1907. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Navy Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Photo by Wikimedia contributor Floflo62 used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Source. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
127: A Terrible Beauty Is Born II
The Rising began on Easter Monday, 1916. During the week it lasted, the fighting was fierce and Dubliners experienced terrible hardships. After it ended, British retribution was swift and harsh.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Lament
Composed in 1915 by Frank Bridge. Public domain.
Performed by Jean Dubé, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.