Ep382 – Three sons for the Kaiser – Hazel Strouts
From Mentioned in Dispatches by Dr Tom Thorpe
May 1, 2026 · 1h 6m
About this episode
Hazel Strouts discusses her book about a German family's sacrifices during World War I.
In this edition of the Mentioned in Dispatches Podcast, Hazel Strouts talks about her book Three Sons for the Kaiser: A German Family’s Sacrifice in the First World War, a moving account of Philipp Gercke and his three sons, all of whom served, in the Imperial German armed forces and only on returned.
People in this episode
Host: Dr Tom Thorpe
Guest: Hazel Strouts
Topics covered
- World War I
- German history
- family sacrifice
- military service
- historical accounts
Keywords
- Kaiser
- German family
- First World War
- military history
- Philipp Gercke
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Three Sons for the Kaiser: A German Family’s Sacrifice in the First World War
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