The Battles of the First World War Podcast goes in-depth into the battles of the Great War of 1914-1918. The goal is to really go into the details of how and why these battles unfolded and happened as they did. In telling the narrative of these clashes we can revisit some of the stories of the men and women who lived, fought, and died during the first titanic struggle of the 20th Century, for these people have stories that deserve to be told.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 3 hours 7 minutes
episode 20: Somme - Strolling Along in Gillymong
There was no strolling along at Guillemont on the Somme between July and September of 1916. The village was an unbreakable fortress for weeks until it finally fell to British and Irish troops.
episode 19: Somme - A Bloody High Wood, Part 2
The battle for High Wood continues through August and into September 1916. High Wood becomes a hell within the hell of the Somme battlefield.
An Interview with Dr. Jeff Gusky of the Hidden World of WW1
This is a stand-alone episode, but we are staying near the front on the Somme to speak with a very, very special guest: Dr. Jeff Gusky, the photographer and talent behind the Hidden World of WW1.
episode 18: Somme - A Bloody High Wood, Part 1
On the 14th and 15th of July, 1916, the British 4th Army began its first attacks on High Wood, igniting a brutal struggle for important high ground on the Somme battlefield.
episode 17: Somme - The Grind, Part 2
The French 6th and 10th Armies grind on through July and August 1916.
episode 16: Somme - The Diggers Grind it Out
The Pozieres Ridge battle continues as the Australians of the 1st ANZAC Corps fight for Pozieres village, the Windmill, and Mouquet Farm.
episode 15: Somme - Enter the Australians
On the 23rd of July, 1916, the Australians of the 1st ANZAC Corps attacked the village of Pozieres on the left of Bazentin Ridge. The Diggers had arrived on the Somme.
episode 14: Somme - Devil’s Wood
The story of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade in the battle for Delville Wood, 15th-20th July 1916.
episode 13: Somme - Bazentin Ridge, 2nd Strike on the Somme
On the 14th of July 1916, the British 4th Army launched its second major attack on the Somme, focusing its efforts on the German 2nd line on Bazentin Ridge.
episode 12: Somme - Mametz Wood: Tomorrow We Must Go To Take Some Cursed Wood
Between the 3rd and 12th of July 1916, the British struggled to capture Mametz Wood. This episode covers the grinding fight conducted almost exclusively by the 17th and 38th (Welsh) Divisions.