WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front!

Episode 125: Gallipoli 1915: What Really Happened at Anzac Cove?

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:42:00 -0000

In 1915, Anzac troops landed on the rugged coastline of Gallipoli in an attempt to break the Ottoman defences from the north. What they encountered were steep cliffs, chaos and devastating fire from concealed Turkish positions. This is the story of the Anzac landings.

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Episode 124: Gallipoli 1915: The Brutal Landing at Helles

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0000

In 1915, allied Forces tried to storm the beaches of Gallipoli and push in land through the heavily fortified ottoman positions. Instead, they faced devastating fire from determined defenders. This is the story of the Hellers landings and their bloody opening hours.

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Episode 123: The Dardanelles Naval Assault: Catastrophe in a Single Day

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0000

In 1915 the allies tried to force their way through one of the most heavily defended waterways in the world - what they found was a deadly combination of mines, artillery and determined Ottoman resistance. This is the story of the doomed attempt to force the Dardanelles

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Episode 122: The Fatal Plan Behind Gallipoli

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0000

In 1915 Winston Churchill had a plan to end the war with a single blow: he called it a master stroke of strategy, history remembers it as a catastrophe. This is the story of how Gallipoli was born and why it was doomed before a single soldier set foot on the beaches.

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Episode 121: Myths of the French army

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode alongside regular guest James Taub, we delve into some of the most enduring myths surrounding the French Army in World War I.

Why did they start the war with blue jackets and red tracers were French tactics, as suicidal, is commonly believed, and what really happened with the Paris taxes at the Battle of the Man? We discuss all this and more.

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Episode 120: From the Home Front to the Alps

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In this episode, we turn the show over to you, our listeners. We delve into questions posed for the podcast and our fourth war site, the dugout, covering everything from post-war veterans to the Italian front and much, much more.

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Episode 119: What Made Men Fight?

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0000

Today we’re diving into courage and fear on the Western Front: what made men fight? What soldiers were frightened of, how they learned to function anyway, and what the sources reveal when the mask slips - in letters, diaries, medical reports, and the hard edge of military discipline.

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Episode 118: The 5 Deadliest Allied Snipers of WWI

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In this episode, we follow the Great War’s deadliest marksmen into action. What made an elite sniper and what effect did these individuals have on the battlefield?

We’ll trace the lives of men like Francis Pegahmagabow, Henry “Ducky” Norwest, Billy Sing, Neville Methven, and Johnson Paudash - how they fought, how they earned their medals, what their victories cost them, and what happened when the war finally ended

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Episode 117: The Battle that Created a Myth: The German Army at Ypres 1914

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In this episode, a continuation of our series exploring the story of the German Army on the Western Front, we look at the formation of the Western Front and explore the early battles of Trench Warfare which highlighted the brutal nature of that new phase of the Great War.

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Episode 116: The Battle Germany Had to Win: The Marne 1914

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:06:00 -0000

In this episode we continue our journey into the story of the German Army on the Western Front. This week our focus lies with the early battles of the great war and the bloody fights of late 1914 that, ultimately led to the horrors of trench warfare.

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Bonus Episode: The Wartime origins of words and phrases | Untitled History Podcast Episode: 1

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:36:00 -0000

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From as early as 7000 years before the common era, we have evidence suggesting cats served alongside humans on ships. This isn’t just in a civilian capacity. As long as there have been warships, cats have served on them around the world. This is a tradition that has extended well into the modern era. At least 12 cats are known to have been present at the D-Day landings in June 1944. There were almost certainly more felines present in those critical early hours than dogs. Cats would continue to have an official presence on Royal Navy vessels until they were officially banned in 1975, and just how rigorously that ban has been enforced remains a question sometimes today. Individual ship’s cats have sometimes been the subject of articles, videos and podcasts. What’s often not covered in detail though, is why cats were so important on ships, and how ships throughout the ages managed their presence. So today, in this episode, we’re going to explore both the history and logistics of one of the most critical elements of naval history - the ship’s cat.

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Episode 115: Germany’s 6-Week Gamble - 1914

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In this episode, part 2 of our Germany on the Western Front series, we take a detailed look at the famous Schlieffen Plan. What led to its creation? By who? What were its objectives? And how did it unfold in the early weeks of the Great War? - We answer all that and more!

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Episode 114: How Germany Prepared for the Great War

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In this episode the first in a new series from the ‘other side of the wire’ along with guest historian Professor Matthias Strohn, we begin a much requested deep dive into the story of the Germany Army on the Western Front. This week our focus lies with the German pre-war military and how the early phases of the war unfolded from their perspective.

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Episode 113: Flamethrowers in WW1: How Effective Were They?

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In 1915 the German Army introduced the world to the power of the flamethrower - but by 1916 the Allies had caught up with their own weapons. As the war continued flame stopped being a novelty and instead became a system - specialist troops, evolving equipment and developing tactics. We delve into that story in this episode and ask whether the flame thrower was a weapon whose bark was worse than its bite?

00:00 Introduction: Beyond the Novelty 03:14 Mechanics of Fire: Pressure vs. Mobility 05:34 The Decline of Fixed Flame Projectors 07:05 The British Exception: Why the BEF Said No 08:08 Bark vs. Bite: Overcoming the Fear Factor 13:00 The Rise of the WEX: Single-Man Portability 16:05 Vulnerability of the Operator 18:50 "Shoot the Funny Looking Stuff First" 21:50 French Doctrine: The Mopping Up Weapon 24:12 German Stormtroopers and Counter-Attacks 29:15 The Death’s Head Elite and Prisoner Execution 35:34 A Soldier’s Perspective: "Roasted Like a Goose" 41:12 The Future That Never Was: Plan 1919 46:40 Final Verdict: Was it Worth the Effort?

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Episode 112: Flamethrowers in WW1: The Weapon That Shocked the Trenches

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In 1915, the German army began using a terrible new weapon in organized assaults. The flamethrower capable of clearing a trench in seconds, few weapons the First World War produced such immediate revulsion or such rapid imitation. In this episode, we dive into the story of liquid fire on the Western front, tracing its evolution, its most notorious actions and its overall effect on the battlefield.

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Episode 111: How Grenades Took Over the Trenches in WW1

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In the early months of the Great War, a hand grenade was almost an anachronism — a relic of fortress warfare associated with seventeenth-century “grenadiers” rather than modern industrial armies. And yet, by 1918, it had become one of the most important and feared weapons on the Western Front.

This episode is the story of that transformation. From improvised “jam tins” and crude bombs to engineered patterns like the Mills bomb and the German Potato Masher stick grenade we’ll follow the technology, the tactics, and the hard, dangerous lessons learned in close combat.

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Episode 110: The Season Soldiers Feared Most: Winter in the Trenches

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0000

In this ‘seasonal’ episode,and one with particularly close links to current world events, we explore the story of winter life in the trenches. From frostbite and fraternisation to surviving in a harsh and deadly climate, we look closely at a universally disliked experience, from both sides of the wire.

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Episode 109: Prostitution & VD on the Western Front

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0000

Join us in 2026: ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-tour-2026 In this week’s episode we delve into the often overlooked and murky world of prostitution in the Great War. From back alley entrepreneurs to Army run brothels, and from morale affects to disease, we discuss one of the most common, but least spoken of aspects of the war on the Western Fronts.

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Episode 108: Myths of the Somme

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0000

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In this week’s episode we head to the Somme battlefields to explore a battle that even today is covered in controversy. We discuss what actually happened in that 4 month long battle and address some of the many myths that still pervade more than a century later.

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Episode 107: Myths of the Ypres Salient

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0000

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In this week’s episode we head to the Ypres Salients to explore an area that even today is covered in controversy. We discuss what actually happened in that 4 years of fighting and address some of the many myths that still pervade more than a century later.

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Episode 106: The Evolution of Sniping in WW1

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we continue our look into the vital role of Snipers on the Western Front. From informal and disorganised beginnings, we explore the emergence of the ‘art’ of sniping and how by 1918 they became one of the most feared and efficient weapons on the battlefield.

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Episode 105: The Rise of the Snipers in WW1: The War Within a War

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we begin a multi-part journey into the secretive and highly dangerous world of sniping in the Great War. From its ad-hoc early employment, to the development of dedicated sniper schools and tactical advances on the battlefield, we explore a method of fighting, which to many came to symbolise the deadly nature of trench warfare.

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Episode 104: The Hidden Battle for Hygiene in WW1

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -0000

In today’s episode, we discuss sanitation in the trenches: Why the trenches were so filthy, what that did to soldiers’ bodies and minds, and how armies tried - with varying degrees of success - to keep a modern industrial war even vaguely hygienic.

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Episode 103: African Americans in WWI

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -0000

Today we’re looking at African Americans at war in 1917-18 - nearly 400,000 thousand men in uniform, most assigned to hard, essential labor, a smaller number fighting in segregated units that navigated American racial policy and coalition warfare at the same time.

We’ll trace that story from recruitment and training through service with both the US Army and the French, and we’ll ask what their experience tells us about military effectiveness, citizenship and memory.

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Episode 102: The Deadliest U-Boat Skippers of WWI

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0000

This week we return to the oceans and consider the top U-Boat skippers of WW1. What made a skipper an ace? What tactics made them so lethal? And why were some of them so controversial? We discuss all this and more.

US National Archives, Der Magische Gurtel, 1917 - 1918: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoA1wOrmTLk

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Episode 101: Front Lines at Night

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we return to the trenches to explore the often overlooked experiences of life in the frontlines at night. From trench raids to fatigue parties, wire placement to sleeping arrangements, we take a deep dive into the nocturnal world of the Western Front.

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Episode 100: WWI’s forgotten Battles, Tank Fails & What We Got Wrong! – Our 100th Episode Special

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -0000

Not So Quiet hits triple digits! For Episode 100 we’re handing the wheel to you, the listeners, answering your questions and discussing many of the thoughts you’ve shared with us via email, on 4th Wall, or via social media. We’ll trade stories, compare notes, and admit some of the things that we got wrong along the way.

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Episode 99: When Sport Stopped for War – How WW1 Changed Football, Rugby & the Olympics

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -0000

In this episode we continue our exploration of the fascinating story of Sportsmen at War on the Western Front. From world champions to local legends, and across all combattant nations, all gave some, and of course, some gave all.

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Episode 98: From Playing Fields to Battlefields: Sportsmen in WWI

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we return to the frontlines to explore the fascinating and varied experiences of Professional Sportsmen in the Great War. From Wimbledon Champions to cycling legends, we take a deep dive into how they payed their part on the western front.

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Episode 97: Forgotten Lessons: Why the BEF Wasn’t Ready for 1940

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode, alongside guest historian Dr Rob Lyman, we will take a deep dive into the story of the British Army between 1918 and 1940, and the remarkable, and in many ways tragic decline which led it from Victory to Defeat.

Book — The Victory to Defeat: https://robertlyman.com/book/victory-to-defeat/
Tour — The Victory to Defeat: https://robertlyman.substack.com/p/the-victory-to-defeat-tour

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Episode 96: The French Army of Africa in WWI

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode night we follow a road that runs from the Sahara to the Somme, tracing the story of the French Army of Africa as it marched from the outposts of the empire and into the furnace of trench warfare. With the aid of French Army expert James Taub, we’ll examine the nature of this unique force, where it came from, how it was organised, and how it fought on the Western Front and beyond.

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Episode 95: France’s Colonial Soldiers: Forgotten Stories of a Global Army

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode, we return to the story of the French Army and examined the history of France's colonial troops, how they were raised, what made them unique, and they're often overlooked experiences within the wider French military. We're joined by special guest James Taub, French Army expert, who brings new insights into the role these men played and the controversial legacies that they sometimes left behind.

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Episode 94: The First Tank Attack in History: Flers–Courcelette, 15 September 1916

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0000

Dawn on the Somme, 15 September 1916. At 06:20, the whistles blew and men climbed from their trenches into the attack. But this morning, something else moved with them - steel monsters clanking forward on tracks, belching fumes, and crushing wire. The world’s first tanks would go into battle at Flers–Courcelette. What happened that day has been remembered as both a marvel of invention and a muddled gamble. Today, we’ll unpack the reality behind the myth.

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Episode 93: Tunnellers – The Battle Beneath Messines Ridge

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we take a literally deep dive, beneath the Western Front to return to an olf favourite, the story of Mining in the Great war, but this time with a specific focus on perhaps the most important tunnelling action anywhere on the Western Front – the battle of Messines.

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Episode 92: The Battle of the Memoirs: How WW1 Was Written (1918–39)

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:02:00 -0000

In this episode we explore how early histories of the First World War were shaped. We’re marching into the Official Histories and Britain’s “Battle of the Memoirs,” where footnotes became artillery, reputations the high ground, and truth the most contested trench! We examine how controversies and mud slinging that shaped the way we understand the war on the western Front.

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Episode 91: Pigeons at War!

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we take to the air once more, but this time on the trail of one of the unsung heroes of the great war - the carrier pigeon. Equally vital for communication on the frontlines, maintaining unit cohesion in battle, or as a handy snack, we’ll explore their role and the stories of a few famous birds who took to the skies above the western front.

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Episode 90: Elite Divisions

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we take a look at the formations of the British and Commonwealth forces who served on the Western Front and ask what made certain units ‘Elite’ and how did their performance on the battlefield impact the wider war?

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Episode 89: Trench Rats!

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we discuss one of the ever-present and universally hated aspects of life in the frontlines - Trench Rats. What were they? How common were they? And how did the effect the lives of the men who had to live amongst them on the Western Front?

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Episode 88: Q-Ships - Deadly Duels

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0000

This week we continue the fascinating story of Q ships and their role in the war at sea. By 1917, German U-Boat skippers were well aware of the dangers of Q ships, which forced Royal Navy commanders to take ever greater risks to try and destroy their quarry. We examined some of those incredible close range actions in this episode.

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Episode 87: Q-Ships - Deceive and Destroy

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In 1915, a strange new type of vessel emerged at sea—one that looked like a harmless fishing trawler or a weary merchantman, but concealed hidden guns, carried hardened crews, and was ordered to destroy U-boats on sight. These were Q-ships, Britain’s answer to the U-boat menace. In today’s episode, we delve into their story and explore cat-and-mouse warfare, secret identities, and some of the most dramatic encounters of the First World War.

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Episode 86: UBoats - Hunting the Hunters 1917-1918

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:23:00 -0000

In our final episode on the U-Boat we look at how the Allies struck back against the U-Boat menace. How did the Royal Navy turn the tide of the war and why did the U-Boat arm go from hunters to the hunted?

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Episode 85: The U-Boat Crisis of 1917: Was Britain About to Collapse?

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we continue our deep dive into the history of U-boats in the First World War with a focus on the Second Unrestricted campaign against Britain. Why did Germany risk everything on a renewed blockade in 1917 and how close did it come strangling Britain into submission?

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Episode 84: UBoats - The War Beneath the Waves 1914-1916

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:29:00 -0000

At the outbreak of war in 1914, most still believed that the key sea battles would be fought above the waves. But beneath the surface, a revolution was beginning. Germany’s U-boats, small, cramped but lethal, would soon challenge the mighty Royal Navy and the rules of war itself. From prize law to the sinking of the Lusitania, this episode charts the U-boat’s rise - and the controversy it left in its wake.

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Episode 83: French Tanks at War

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0000

This week, we dive into one of the Great War’s most remarkable transformations— the birth of the French tank arm.

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Episode 82: French in WWI – Your Questions Answered

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -0000

In this episode, with the aid of regular guest and French Army expert James Taub, we delve your questions on France in WW1. What exactly is a French Colonial unit? What did the French think of the chauchat machine gun? And what did the British soldier think of his French counterpart? We discuss all this and more.

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Episode 81: The Franz Ferdinand Assassination

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode, we unravel the story of the assassination that changed the world. On a summer morning in 1914, a teenage revolutionary fired two shots on a Sarajevo street - and set the world on fire. Who was Franz Ferdinand? Why did a group of young men risk everything to kill him? And how did a single wrong turn trigger a global catastrophe?

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Episode 80: Pals Battalions

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:00:00 -0000

In this episode of Not So Quiet on the Western Front, we explore the rise and tragic fall of the Pals Battalions - units of friends, neighbours, and co-workers who marched to war together in 1914. Their story is one of camaraderie, sacrifice, and devastating loss on the killing fields of the Somme.

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Episode 79: Life Behind the Lines

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0000

When we think of the Western Front, we think of the trenches of mud, gunfire, and death. But there was another side to the war - the quieter spaces just behind the lines. In this episode, we explore life in those rear areas - the routines, the rest, the brief moments of humanity - and some of the choices men made in the face of exhaustion and uncertainty.

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Episode 78: French in 1918 - Part 2

Mon, 26 May 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we take our study of the French Army into the final, decisive Allied offensive of 1918. How did the French army finally weather the storm of the German spring offensives, and how did it turn the tide at the Second Battle of the Marne?

James Book Recommendations:

Doughty, Robert A. 2008. Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Goya, Michel. 2018. Flesh and Steel during the Great War: The Transformation of the French Army and the Invention of Modern Warfare. Translated by Andrew Uffindell. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military.
Greenhalgh, Elizabeth. 2014. The French Army and the First World War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Krause, Jonathan. 2013a. Early Trench Tactics in the French Army: The Second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915. Farnham: Ashgate.

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Episode 77: French in 1918 - Part 1

Mon, 19 May 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we follow the French Army as they emerge from the extremely trying year of 1917 into a year that would ultimately lead to Victory on the Western Front, but, before that could happen, one more massive German offensive first had to be held.

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Episode 76: French in 1917 - Part 2

Fri, 09 May 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we explore the vital period following the French ‘mutinies’ of 1917 and look at how the Army recovered in the face of intense fighting all along the Western Front.

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Episode 75: The Nivelle Offensive - French in 1917

Fri, 02 May 2025 15:00:00 -0000

This week we continue our study of the French Army in the First World War as we examined one of France's most controversial commanders, Robert Nivelle, and the April 1917 offensive that bears his name. What happened during the Noelle Offensive, and why did it lead to a mutiny in the French Army?

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Episode 74: Lighter Than Air: Airships in the Great War - Part 2

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:20:00 -0000

In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Zeppelin campaign in the skies over Great Britain. How did Britain’s air defences adapt to the threat, and what was it like to intercept and engage a Zeppelin?

Ian Castle's Book: Zeppelin Inferno: The Forgotten Blitz 1916

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Episode 73: Lighter Than Air: Airships in the Great War - Part 1

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:29:00 -0000

In this episode, with the support of guest historian Ian Castle, we delve into the ever popular ‘lighter than air’ subject of Airships in the Great War. We look at their initial introduction onto the world stage, employment by the military, use as an offensive weapon of war and examine the impact they made both on the home and fighting fronts.

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Episode 72: Göring's early life

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode we return to an old favourite - Air Power in the Great War. And with the help of Guest Historian Dr Victoria Taylor, we explore the life of the controversial German aviator Hermann Goering.

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Episode 71: French on the Somme

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we return to a well-known battlefield, but look at it with an almost unknown perspective, as we explore the story of the French Army in the battle of the Somme.

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Episode 70: Listener's Questions

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0000

This week we take one of our periodic dives into the many questions and comments you have shared with us in previous weeks and address everything from books and films to gallantry awards.

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Episode 69: Verdun! Part 2

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we continue our exploration of perhaps the best known battle of the First World War - Verdun. From the initial German assault and descent into attritional warfare, this week we consider the latter stages of the battle, its overall impact and what it meant for the wider war on the Western Front.

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Episode 68: Verdun! Part 1

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we begin a deep dive into the defining battle of the First World War for the French Army - Verdun. How did it come about? What were its objectives and what actually happened in those opening phases?

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Episode 67: Life of a French Soldier

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we delve into the day to day life of a French soldier in WW1. How were French soldiers equipped and uniformed? How did they view the war? And what were the key differences between French soldiers and the soldiers from the English speaking world? We discuss all this and more.

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Episode 66: Private Purchase

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:00:00 -0000

This week we delve into the strange world of privately purchased kit and equipment in the First World War. Why was there such a demand for private purchase items and what did the soldiers buy? Just how big was the private purchase industry? And did any of it make a difference? We discuss all this and more.

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Episode 65: The French Army in 1915

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this podcast, we continue our in-depth look at the story of the French army on the western Front with a focus on the vital and extremely bloody actions in the second half of 1915.

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Episode 64: France - From Ypres to Vimy Ridge!

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:00:00 -0000

This week we turn our focus with the French to the major and extremely bloody battles fought in late 1914 and the first half of 1915 on the Western Front, with a focus on prominent high ground, including the notorious Vimy Ridge.

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Episode 63: France & The First Battle of the Marne

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we continue our exploration of the story of the Poilu on the Western Front, with a focus on the crucial period from August to Xmas of 1914 which saw huge changes in the way the First World War would be fought.

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Episode 62: France - The National Response

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we continue our journey exploring the story of the French Army in the great war with a look at the outbreak of war, how the French people and military reacted and where those first clashes took place.

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Episode 61: France in 1914

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode, alongside historian James Taub, we begin an exciting new mini-series a deep dive into the story of the French Army on the Western front in the Great War.

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Episode 60: Q&A and New Community

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode we look back and answer some of the excellent questions you have sent in recently and announce an exciting new addition to the Not So Quiet Podcast!

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Episode 59: Myths Re-Examined Part 2

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we go back to an old favourite - First World War Myths. We look at some of the most enduring beliefs, where they came from, if there is any truth behind them and why they have found such a prominent place in our collective memory of the Great War.

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Episode 58: More WW1 Myths!

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:01:00 -0000

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Episode 57: 24 Hours in the Xmas Truce

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we’ll return once more to a festive favourite, with a detailed look at the famous 1914 Xmas Truce. We’ll explore the timeline of that day, what took place and examine that unique episode through the words of one man who was there.

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Episode 56: Machine Guns

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we’ll explore the fascinating, and brutal story of the machine gun on the western Front. We’ll look at its early deployment, evolution on the battlefield and consider whether it was the defining weapon of trench warfare.

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Episode 55: Trench Lingo Part 2

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 03:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we return to an old favourite to explore more of the famous ‘Trench Slang’ of the Western Front - how and when famous phrases came about, where they came from and why have some endured more than a century when other have been long forgotten?

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Episode 54: The Battle of Cambrai Part 2 - Success and Setbacks

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 03:00:00 -0000

In this episode, we continue our story of the Battle of Cambrai. What happened on its dramatic first day, and how did the battle progress?

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Episode 53: The Battle of Cambrai Part 1 -First Mass Tank Attack

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:19:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we’ll take a deep dive into perhaps one of the most influential battles of the Great war on the Western Front - Cambrai. Famed as the first mass use of tanks in history, it started with great promise but would end with bitter disappointment for the British Army. What happened and why?

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Episode 52: 24 Hours In A Trench

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 23:00:00 -0000

In this episode we’ll head into the frontlines and explore what a period of 24 hours in a trench looked like for the Average ‘tommy’ during the war on the Western Front.

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Episode 51: Cavalry Part 2

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode we continue our canter through the story of cavalry in the great war. From it’s impressive performance in the mobile warfare of 1914, we’ll explore its changing role in a war of much more limited opportunity for mounted troops before looking at its re-emergence in 1918 as an altered, but crucial force on the battlefield.

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Episode 50: Q&A - 1 Year Anniversary

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode, on our one-year anniversary, we again delve into some of the excellent questions that you have kindly sent us over the last year and offer our unscripted take on various great war related topics.

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Episode 49: Cavalry

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:04:00 -0000

In this episode, we’ll explore the vital role played by Cavalry in the early role of the Great War. We’ll look at its purpose, training, employment and performance on the battlefield and discuss whether it was at that time an obsolete weapon of war or an integral part of the British Army’s Order of Battle.

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Episode 48: Mapping the Battlefields

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:00:00 -0000

In this episode we’ll explore the much overlooked but vital process of mapping the trenches of the Western Front. How did it come about, just why was it so important and how did it affect those on the frontlines at different points in the Great War?

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Episode 47: Food In The Trenches

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we take a look at perhaps one of the most important aspects for all armies in time of war - food. What was it like? How much was there of it? How did it get to the men on the frontlines and how did those things change as the war progressed? All will be revealed in this episode.

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Episode 46: Ypres & Battlefield Tourism

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:47:00 -0000

In this episode we discuss how and why the Belgian city of Ypres became a focal point for British remembrance in the years soon after the war. We’ll explore Ypres cultural significance in Britain and examine why the city would become so closely linked to the early days of battlefield tourism.

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Episode 45: Listener's Questions

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this (long overdue!) episode we answer some of the many questions you’ve kindly sent in over the last months, ranging from food and rations to cleaning up the battlefields and everything in between!

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Episode 44: Germany at War

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this episode along with guest historian Professor Matthias Strohn we’ll take a long awaited look at the story of the German Army in the First World War. From those first vital days of 1914 through the gruelling battles of trench warfare and the massive assaults of 1918, we’ll discuss just how the German army fought, adapted and sustained 4 years of combat on the Western Front.

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Episode 43: Canadians at War Part 2

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:00:00 -0000

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In this episode, alongside guest historian Jesse Alexander we’ll continue our exploration of the remarkable story of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. We’ll look at famous actions in 1917 and 1918, and consider what the war means for Canadians today.

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Episode 42: Canadians at War

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this episode, alongside guest historian Jesse Alexander we’ll explore the remarkable story of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. We’ll look at its formation, training, performance on the battlefield, and explore whether the CEF was one of the true ‘elite’ formations of the First World War.

WW2 Both Sides of the Wire! - Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow

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Episode 41: What If?

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this episode, we take a look at the ‘What if’s of the First World War’. We explore how the War on the Western Front MAY have gone differently had certain key ‘turning points’ and battles taken an alternative direction.

Books: The Armchair General World War One: Can You Win The Great War?, by John Buckley and Spencer Jones

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1529901014

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Episode 40: Doughboys 8 - AEF: The Final Push

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we’ll round off our series on the incredible story of the Doughboys of the AEF on the western Front. From the final stages of the Mesuse-Argonne campaign to the very moment of the Armistice itself, we’ll follow in their footsteps and discuss just how vital a role American troops played in the ultimate victory.

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Episode 39: Doughboys 7 - Meuse Argonne Part 2

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:03:00 -0000

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In this episode we’ll continue our deep dive in the story of the Doughboys on the Western Front. From the continuation of the battle of the Meuse-Argonne, we’ll explore the fighting as it intensified and look at two famous actions, the story of the ‘Lost Battalion’ and Corporal Alvin York’s remarkable Medal of Honor actions.

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Episode 38: Doughboys 6 - Meuse Argonne

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:28:00 -0000

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In this episode we continue our study of the American Expeditionary Force and examine their biggest offensive of the war - Meuse-Argonne. We’ll explore the nature of the fighting and assess why it would become one of the bloodiest campaigns in American military history.

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Bonus Episode: WW2 - Both Sides of the Wire

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000

Exciting News! This week we’re delighted to be announcing the launch of a brand new podcast, ‘WW2: Both Sides of the Wire’ and in this episode we’ll be joined by the new hosts! We’ll explore the fascinating story of how the First and Second World Wars are linked, but it’s not just the obvious, we’ll also look at some lesser known connections and just how the experiences of those who saw action in the Second World War were affected and influenced by what they had seen in the First.

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Episode 37: Doughboys 5 - St Mihiel

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we’ll turn our focus to eastwards to the formidable St Mihiel Salient, and explore the story of the very first American led Battle of the First World War in which Doughboys of the American 1st Army would announce themselves on the world stage as a first-class fighting force.

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Episode 36: Doughboys 4 - The Rock of the Marne

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this week’s episode we’ll explore the fascinating and much understudied 2nd Battle of the Marne. We’ll explore its origins, importance, discuss its potential position as THE decisive victory on the Western Front and take a close look at one American unit, the 3rd Division, who emerged from the fight with a reputation as one of the finest fighting units in the allied order of battle.

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Episode 35: Doughboys 3 - Belleau Wood

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this week’s episode we’ll explore possible one of the best known actions of the AEF in the Great War - Belleau Wood. We’ll look at the build up, fighting, learning curve, overall impact of the battle and perhaps bust a few myths along the way.

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Episode 34: Doughboys 2 - Raising the US Army

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this episode we’ll study how the United States raised and trained the vast army that would become the American Expeditionary Force. What type of man served in the army? How was the army trained and equipped? And how effective was the average AEF unit on its arrival in France?

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Episode 33: Doughboys 1 - America in WW1

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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In this episode, the first of a series, we explore the fascinating story of the United States in the Great War. We’ll study its declaration of war, the motives behind it, the key characters in the early AEF and the many difficulties encountered in sending the Doughboys to War.

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Episode 32: Belgium

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0000

In this episode, we’ll explore the story of the Belgians in the Great War. We’ll look at their vital military contributions in 1914, their continued defence of their homeland, and what life was under enemy occupation during that momentous period.

Books:

Rehearsals: The German Army in Belgium, August 1914, by Jeff Lipkes

Spying in World War I: The true story of Margriet Ballegeer, by Janet Dean

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Episode 31: ANZACS At WAR

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:00:00 -0000

In this episode we’ll take a look at the fascinating story of Australian troops on the Western Front. From the earliest combat at Gallipoli to their initial fights at Fromelles and Pozieres, through to their final experiences of the war in September 1918, we’ll study one of the finest fighting Corps of the entire First World War.

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Episode 30: Commemorating The Fallen

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we look at the story of the commemoration of the fallen of the Great War. Why was it an unprecedented challenge, how was it accomplished by each major nation and just what is the impact on the legacy of the Great War today?

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Episode 29: Shot at Dawn - Executions in the Great War

Fri, 31 May 2024 14:00:00 -0000

In this episode we’ll explore the highly controversial subject of military executions in the First World War. What caused men to be ‘shot at dawn’? how many men met that fate? What was the process like? and was there any justification for such extreme punishment in the Great War?

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Episode 28: Home Front - Women

Fri, 24 May 2024 14:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode we continue our look at the story of the home front in the Great War with a focus on the vital role women played in supporting the war effort and how that crucial time period changed the world we live in today.

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Episode 27: Home Front

Fri, 17 May 2024 14:00:00 -0000

In this week’s episode, the first in a multi-part set, we’ll explore the fascinating story of life on Britain’s Home Front in the Great War with a focus on the enormous impact of the Defence of the Realm Act.Do you like our podcast?

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Episode 26: Tunnellers

Fri, 10 May 2024 14:05:00 -0000

In this episode we’ll explore the famous story of the war conducted beneath the Western front, From the men who pioneered it, the methods used, and dangers for those on all sides, we’ll study the art of tunnelling and mining in trench warfare.

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Episode 25: Walking Into Machine Guns

Fri, 03 May 2024 14:00:00 -0000

In this episode we’ll look at the highly controversial and often much misunderstood story of the frontal assault on the trenches of the Western Front. We’ll consider why and how it happened, if it was as haphazard and pointless as we are commonly led to believe and address the popular belief that allied commanders repeatedly sent brave men, walking, across no-man’s-land in futile attacks against enemy machine guns.

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Episode 24: Why did the armies keep attacking?

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 02:00:00 -0000

Why did the armies keep attacking? In this episode, we’ll examine one of the enduring controversies of the First World War - why did the Allies keep attacking the Western Front when all the advantages seemed to lie with the defender? What informed these decisions, were there other options, and how did these choices play out on the battlefield?

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Episode 23: Barbed Wire

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0000

This week, in a particularly geeky episode, Dan and Spencer explore the much understudied and perhaps underappreciated importance of barbed wire on the Western Front. Often overlooked as a minor inconvenience, it did in fact shape much of the story of the First World War.

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Episode 22: Junior Officers

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0000

This week, Dan and Spencer lift the lid on the remarkable story of Junior Officers on the Western Front. We look at their roles and responsibilities, performance on the battlefield and the incredibly heavy price they paid throughout the war.

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Episode 21: Trench Raiding

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0000

This week's episode sees Spencer and Dan discussing the emergence and evolution of the vital practise of trench raiding across the Western Front. We explore it's purpose, risks and rewards for those daring enough to venture into no-man's-land.

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Episode 20: Tommy Atkins

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

This week Dan and Spencer explore the story of the 'Tommy' of the Great War, looking at his motivations, experiences and performance on the battlefield, and comparing him with the 'Doughboy', 'Digger', 'Poilu' and German soldier on the Western Front.

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Episode 19: The Missing

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode, Spencer and Dan explore the story of the 'Missing' of the Great War. We look at what caused men to be reported as missing in action, what the process of searching for a missing serviceman was like and what became of the many men to share that fate.

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Episode 18: Zeppelins

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this weeks episode, Dan and Spencer examine the story of Zeppelin Raids in the Great War, with a focus on their initial successes, allied countermeasures and the men on both sides who took to the skies above Britain in a new and truly shocking form of warfare.

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Episode 17: Gas Warfare

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode Spencer and Dan explore the story of Gas Warfare on the Western Front. From it's drastic impact at the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915 through it's brutal evolution to 1918 we consider it's purpose, employment and the impact on those who came into contact with it on the Western Front.

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Episode 16: Innovation on the frontlines

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

This week, Dan and Spencer explore the concept of innovation on the Western Front. With millions of men fighting for four years on the frontlines, we take a take dive into how, when and why innovation played such a key role in the Great War.

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Episode 15: Artillery- The King of the Battlefield?

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Join us this week as Spencer and Dan exore the vital role played by artillery in The Great War. From it's somewhat uninspiring start, and through a steep learning curve in the mid-war years, to it's ultimate emergence as the dominant force on the battlefield, we explore the subject in depth in this week's episode.

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Episode 14: Wounded!

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0000

This week Spencer and Dan delve into the fascinating and harrowing story of the wounded of the First World War, with a focus on the 'Medical Evacuation Chain', how it evolved throughout the war and what the experience of being wounded was like for literally millions of servicemen on the Western Front.

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Episode 13: Trenches

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0000

This week follow us into the trenches as we discuss the myths and realities of trench warfare in the First World War. From their inception and involution from 1914-1918 and their eventual abandonment towards the end of the war, we look in detail at life on the frontlines.

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From Boer War to World War: Tactical Reform of the British Army, 1902–1914 - By Spencer Jones
Secret Battle: A Tragedy of the First World War - By Herbert, A. P.
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Episode 12: Tanks!

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode Dan and Spencer explore the fascinating story of tanks in the First World War, from their conception and development to performance on the battlefields of the Western Front

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Episode 11: Trench Talk

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode Dan and Spencer explore the language and popularised phrases of the First World War, how it evolved on the Western Front and how much of it can still be found in everyday use today.

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Episode 10: Air Power!

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode, Spencer and Dan discuss the fascinating story of air power in the First World War. From it’s early role in scouting and reconnaissance, through the development of dedicated fighter aircraft and it’s subsequent evolution in the skies above the battlefield, we explore the enormous impact airpower had on the First World war.

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Episode 9: Generals!

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0000

This week we explore the famous, and highly controversial figure of the General in the First World War, exploring whether their modern reputation as out of touch, callous and incompetent aristocrats is well deserved.

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Episode 8: 100 Days

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0000

This week, Dan and Spencer explore the final series of huge offensives of the war on the Western Front, collectively known as the 'Hundred Days'. Fought over a massive area and with ground-breaking new tactics, it has been said that the 100 days saw the birth of modern warfare as we know it today.

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Episode 7: Spring Offensive Part 2

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0000

This week's episode sees Dan and Spencer continue their journey through the fascinating story of the 1918 Spring Offensive with a look at Operation Georgette, the final phases of the fighting and what it achieved.

Books & Links:

The Kaiser's Battle; Martin Middlebrook: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Kaisers-Battle-ePub/p/7143?aid=1227
The German 1918 Offensives: A Case Study in The Operational Level of War; David T. Zabecki

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Bonus Episode: The Christmas Truce

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0000

In this Special Bonus Episode Dan and Spencer explore the story of the famous 1914 Christmas Truce, how it came about, why it is important and what actually happened up and down the British sector on perhaps the most well-known day of the entire war on the Western Front

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Episode 6: Spring Offensive Part 1

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode Dan and Spencer explore the build up to, and launching of the famous 1918 Spring Offensive, Germany's last gamble to split the British and the French and emerge victorious on the Western Front.

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Episode 5: The Battle of Passchendaele

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode, Dan and Spencer explore perhaps the best known battle to take place on the Western Front in the First World War. Fought in famously atrocious conditions outside the Belgian Town of Ypres, the battle was a highly complex affair. Join is as we discuss some of the key elements and how they shaped the campaign as a whole.

Books & Links

Spencer Jones, The Darkest Year: The British Army on the Western Front 1917 | https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-darkest-year-the-british-army-on-the-western-front-1917.php
Nick Lloyd, Passchendaele: A New History | https://www.amazon.de/Passchendaele-New-History-Nick-Lloyd/dp/0241970105

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Episode 4: The Battle of the Somme

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode Dan and Spencer discuss perhaps the most infamous of all Battles to take place on the Western front in 1916 - The Somme. Known best for it's disastrous opening day, we explore the planning, execution, impact and legacy of this brutal four month long campaign.

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At All Costs: The British Army on the Western Front 1916

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Epsiode 3: The Battle of Loos

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode Dan and Spencer explore the September 1915 Battle of Loos. Fought over notoriously 'unfavourable ground' it saw new technology and manpower pitted against stubborn German defences across extremely difficult terrain, with predicatbly tragic results.

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Episode 2: The Battle of Mons

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:02:00 -0000

In this episode we focus on the famous opening engagement of the British expeditionary Force on the Western Front, the Battle of Mons. Fought over four days in tropical August heat, it pitched a small professional force of British soldiers against a numerically superior German Army, with incredibly high stakes.

Books & Links:

STEMMING THE TIDE by Dr. Spencer Jones
The Great Retreat of 1914: From Mons to the Marne by Dr. Spencer Jones (Amazon)

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Episode 1: Myths and Reality in WW1

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode Dan and Spencer discuss some of the popularly held beliefs around the First World War, from the average soldiers age and motivation for fighting to the realities of life during trench warfare.

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The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists

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Podcast Teaser

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:49:00 -0000

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