GW7: The War Expands (1915)

Key Battles of American History

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this episode, Sean and James explore how World War I spread beyond the Western Front into a truly global conflict. They trace massive campaigns across Eastern Europe, where Germany and Austria-Hungary drove deep into Russian territory, and in the West, where repeated Allied offensives in Artois, Champagne, and Ypres failed to break the stalemate. The episode also covers the fall of Serbia, the opening of the Salonika Front, Italy’s entry into the war, and the British advance up the Tigris that led to the siege of Kut-al-Amara. By the end of 1915, millions were dead or displaced, and it had become clear that the war would be long, brutal, and worldwide in scale.

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0:00.0	Looking for a simple way to stay rooted in God's Word every day.
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0:41.9	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding 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 importantlysmic conflict
1:19.6	that changed the world forever. I'm your host, James Early, as always. And as always, I am
1:26.6	joined by my co-host and good buddy, Sean McIrae.
1:30.4	Sean, what did we talk about last time?
1:33.2	Well, in our last episode, you and I dove deep into the gritty realities of trench warfare.
1:39.4	We explored the evolution of trench design, the brutal conditions that soldiers endured, from mud, vermin,
1:45.7	and disease to constant shell fire and psychological trauma. And we talked about the routines
1:51.0	that define daily life. We also highlighted the technological shifts that favored defense,
1:57.2	the futility of traditional attacks, and the emergence of some informal truce is like
2:02.1	the Christmas truce of 1914. This week, we're going to return to the political and military
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