597. The First World War: The Massacre of the Innocents (Part 4)
September 03, 2025
Description
What happened at the crucial, bloody, Battle of Ypres in October 1914? How did the battle come about? Why did the Germans and the British fight each other so brutally and for so long to take...
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Books Referenced
Mein Kampf
Author: Adolf Hitler
Context:
The hosts read a passage from Mein Kampf describing Hitler's first experience of battle in Flanders in 1914, noting that listeners might be surprised to learn the moving passage was written by 'literally the worst man in history.'