Library of Congress
Loc: American Leaders Speak: Recordings From World War I
A collection of recorded speeches by American leaders during World War I. Listen to speeches by General John J. Pershing, Samuel Gompers, and James Gerard.
Imperial War Museums
Imperial War Museums: Voices of the First World War: The Christmas Truce
As part of a series of podcasts featuring the remembrances of veterans of World War I, this podcast tells the inspirational story of the Christmas Truce in December 1914, when the soldiers from both sides met in No Man's Land to...
Imperial War Museums
Imperial War Museum: Voices of the First World War
Hear about the First World War from those who were there. Discover how the war affected everyone who lived through it in these podcasts, featuring original recordings from IWM's sound collection. The series takes you from the outbreak of...
Library of Congress
Loc: Experienceing War, Forever a Soldier
37 tales of servicemen and women who served our country in every major war from World War I through the current conflict in Iraq.
University of Oxford (UK)
University of Oxford: First World War Digital Poetry Archive: Audio Collection
The Audio Collection contains accounts of the First World War from veterans, their families and people who served the war effort at home. You can search the archive or use the keywords provided on the site to search the recordings.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Rhetoric: American Leaders Speak 1918 1920
This is a searchable collection of recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920, entitled "American Leaders Speak." It includes recordings by Warren G. Harding, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt and many more.
Library of Congress
Loc: Experencing War, Voices of War
Relates war through the eyes of 60 veterans and civilians caught up in the momentous conflicts of the 20th century.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Soldier Against Soldier: The Story of the Bonus Army
Listen to an NPR interview with author Paul Dickson, whose book, The Bonus Army: An American Epic, recounts the demands of World War I veterans and the violence against them at their encampment in Washington, D.C. There is also a short...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada Department: Artillery
A description of the powerful new weaponry of WWI, the heavy artillery. Goes into detail about how artillery was used in the first world war, and what this new technology meant for war.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: The Great War: The Long Shadow of Wwi
BackStory Radio episode on the sometimes overlooked WWI, it's legacy, and the debate about how it will be remembered. Audio and transcript are provided.
Digital History
Digital History: Historical Music
Listen to examples of dozens of examples of American music across U.S. history. Find music from World War I, jazz, minstrel music, and music from the Civil War, among others. A great resource. Quicktime is required for this source.
15 Minute History
15 Minute History: European Imperialism in the Middle East, Part I
In this podcast you will discover the development of the relationship between the European, North African and Southwest Asian nations pre and post World War II. Find out how Europe became an imperial and colonized area. [21:10]
PBS
Pbs: People's Century: Killing Fields: 1914 18
A companion site to a documentary about the stories that only eyewitnesses can tell provides access to two personal accounts of people who lived through World War One.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: 'Folly of Empire' Offers Critique of Us Imperialism
NPR provides a lengthy book excerpt on imperialism in the U.S. The author presents the Philippine occupation, the Spanish-American War, World War I and II, and the Cold War as times in history when America was involved in imperialism--...
Curated OER
History Matters: Back to Africa With Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey tapped into the frustration of the African Americans who supported the United States in World War I by working in war industries or fighting in the war itself, but found themselves discriminated against once the war was...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Woman Suffrage: Part 5
The changing roles of women in World War I gave added momentum to women's struggle for the right to vote, eventually leading to the 19th Amendment.
BBC
Bbc Radio 4: In Our Time: Siegfried Sassoon
Audio of the BBC Radio 4 program "In Our Time." This forty-three minute episode is about Siegfried Sassoon's poetry. Experts discuss his life as well as his work. Listening requires RealPlayer.
Apple
The History Network on I Tunes: Ancient Warfare Magazine Free Podcasts
Over 35 free iTunes downloadable podcast episodes from Ancient Warfare Magazine.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Leaders Speak: Presidential Election of 1920
A fascinating site which has recorded speeches of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in 1920. These speeches had been recorded for public use on phonograph records.
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