GW11: The Brusilov Offensive

Key Battles of American History

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This episode presents an overview of the Brusilov Offensive of 1916, Russia’s most successful campaign of World War I. General Alexei Brusilov’s innovative tactics—focused artillery barrages, surprise attacks, and small, specialized assault units—devastated the Austro-Hungarian forces and captured vast territory. But although the offensive caused over a million Central Powers casualties and prompted Romania to join the Allies, it also exhausted Russia’s manpower and supplies. Though hailed as a tactical masterpiece, it ultimately marked the high point of Russia’s war effort and foreshadowed the internal collapse that lay ahead.

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0:28.3	or Google Play Store and download it today. War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:41.9	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its
0:47.5	size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for
0:53.1	understanding American history. Welcome to
0:55.8	Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens
1:00.8	of the most important battles of America's wars. Here is your host, James Early.
1:19.5	Hello. Hello and welcome back to the Great War, our 10,000-foot survey of the cataclysmic conflict that changed the world forever. I'm your host, James Early, as always. And as always,
1:26.1	I am joined again by my co-host and good buddy Sean McIver.
1:30.2	In our last episode, Sean and I explored the crucial naval dimension of World War I,
1:34.8	where technological innovation and global strategy collided on the high seas.
1:39.3	We examined the early clashes between the Royal Navy and the German high seas fleet,
1:44.0	the tightening British
1:44.9	blockade that slowly strangled Germany's economy, and the escalating submarine campaign that threatened
1:50.8	Britain's survival. At the center of the story was the Titanic Battle of Jutland, the only
1:56.3	full-scale engagement between the great dreadnought fleets, where Britain suffered heavy losses,
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