True accounts of the First World War / The Great War / WWI as told by the soldiers themselves!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 7 hours 38 minutes
episode 9: The Yanks are coming
In this episode, Len takes us through the first half of 1918, at first on furlough in "Blighty" then he attends a training school when the Germans launch their final Spring Offensive. Len provides us with more insights into life in the AIF and...
episode 8: Blinkin' bleedin' mad
This episode covers much of 1917 including The 2nd Battle of Bullecourt and "Passchendaele" or the 3rd Ypres offensive. Len as usual provides great insight into the life of a digger on the western front. His description of signalling during the...
episode 4: Tocs premonition Pozieres
This is it, the Battle of Pozieres. Len describes the taking of this infamous French Village between the 22nd and 27th of July 1916. Toc Oates had a premonition of death at Gallipoli. Now you can see what happens! But, Len loses several mates at...
episode 3: Pink Patches The Somme
"Righto Don Company, over you go". In this episode, Len takes your on a train trip through 1916 France, then into the trenches of the Western Front for the first time. We here about life in the trenches near Fromelles before the famous battle and...