Very poor
Why Mr. Livesay could not be bothered to check pronunciations before embarking on such a big undertaking is beyond me. From the initial episode, when he pronounced French Guyana with a soft ‘G’ (really?) I knew I was in for a thoroughly mediocre experience. The rest of the podcasts confirmed this opinion. From Joffre to Charleroi, his mangling of any foreign name or place is is painful.
lairdofoceanpark via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/26/14
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I'm not a WWI historian (or an historian), so I don't know about how factual the information is - I do know that early WWI history can be kind of confusing. One thing that would make this better is if there were other people talking - couldn't Mr. Livesay find some local World or...Read full review »
jtyroler via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/23/14
While other, more known podcasts has covered the Great War, no one but Wesley has gone as in depth in this period of time. Full disclosure, I'm not yet into the Russian Retreat. But he's painted the picture of the nuts and bolts where others give you highlights. A must listen for all...Read full review »
Enrico_palazzo_ via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/05/15
Great outline of WWI, going almost week by week. Podcaster started awkwardly but is clearly much more confident and at ease now. Good companion to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, which is also touching on WWI, but that is focusing on general themes while this is very detail...Read full review »
calpaladin via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/16/15
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