Shell Crisis of 1915
Event in History
Shell Crisis of 1915 has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook argues that the shell shortage was not peculiar British incompetence, as every combatant had exhausted pre-war stocks by 1915.
“Every combatant by the spring of summer of 1915 is basically running out of shells because they've used all their pre-war supplies”
The Rest Is History: 676. The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6) (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 22:04
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
676. The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6)The Rest Is History · Jun 3, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude the Gallipoli campaign, covering Churchill's fall, the failed August Offensive, the evacuation, and the birth of the Anzac legend.