An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List
598. The First World War: The Eastern Front Explodes (Part 5)
September 05, 2025
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Bela Zombery Moldovan
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Discussed as a memoir about the Eastern Front in WWI, published by New York Review of Books in their classics range. Tom reads an excerpt at the beginning of the episode.
Author: Max Hastings
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Tom mentions reading this book, quoting Hastings' description of the Austro-Hungarian army and later citing stories from it about the Eastern Front.
Author: Nick Lloyd
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Described as 'a brilliant book on the Eastern Front' and later referenced as 'Nick Lloyd's Eastern Front book' when discussing Serbian soldiers.
Author: Timothy Snyder
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Tom references this book when discussing East Prussia, saying 'These are the bloodlands, then, of Timothy Snyder's book.'
Author: Alexander Watson
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Mentioned as having 'written a couple of brilliant books about the Eastern Front' and quoted regarding the Russian invasion of East Prussia being a defining experience for Germans.
Author: Truman Capote
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Mentioned in the announcement about upcoming book discussion episodes, described as a 'true crime chiller.'
Author: Bram Stoker
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Mentioned in the announcement about upcoming book discussion episodes, described as a 'horror novel.'
Author: Margaret Atwood
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Mentioned as an upcoming book discussion episode topic, described as a 'dystopian fable.'
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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Extensively discussed in the bonus content section as a fantasy classic, with analysis of its themes related to WWI and British mentality in the 1920s-30s.
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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Mentioned in comparison to The Hobbit in the bonus content, discussing how it was written later when the Nazi threat was more immediate.