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Battles of the First World War Podcast

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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26:43

Somme - The Reckoning

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/10/16

This episode we will briefly examine the causes of why the British attacks on the 1st of July 1916 were so costly and only partially successful. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com or the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook. We're also on Twitter! Follow us at @WW1podcast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the consider reviewing the

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27:33

Somme - Valor on the Battlefield

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/09/18

This episode we take a side road on the Somme to honor four British men who were awarded the Victoria Cross on the 1st of July 1916. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com or the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook. We're also on Twitter! Follow us at @WW1podcast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the consider reviewing the Battles of

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01:30:26

Somme - 1 July 1916, Pt 2 - Fricourt to Gommecourt

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/08/30

1st July 1916, Pt 2: the British Army attacks on the Somme. In this episode the front line from Fricourt to Gommecourt will be covered. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com or the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook. We're also on Twitter! Follow us at @WW1podcast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the consider reviewing the Battles of

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53:02

Somme - 1 July 1916, Pt 1 - Fay to Fricourt

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/08/09

1st July 1916: after one week of bombardment the French and British Armies attack on the Somme. In this episode the front line from Fay to Fricourt will be covered. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com or the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook. We're also on Twitter! Follow us at @WW1podcast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the

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39:43

Somme - An Interview with Prof. William Philpott

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/07/23

Hey Folks, welcome to the Battles of the First World War Podcast. Today we will be conducted an interview with Professor William Philpott, who is Professor of the History of Warfare in the Department of War Studies at King’s College in London. So please join us and listen as a very nervous podcaster screws up his guest’s name and the internet connection goes haywire right during the first question, because of course it would. Professor Philpott is a widely-published author on the topics of the

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36:53

Somme - The Stahlhelm, the Casque Adrian, and the Tin...

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/07/21

In this second part of The Stahlhelm, the Casque Adrian, and the Tin Hat, we take a look at the British soldiers preparing themselves for the Battle of the Somme. The British Expeditionary Force of 1916 was vastly different from the Old Contemptibles who had come across the Channel in 1914, and this was a very different army from its German adversary and even its French ally. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com or the Battles of

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30:43

Somme - The Stahlhelm, the Casque Adrian, and the Tin...

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/07/12

On June 24th, 1916, the Allied bombardment of the German trench lines at the Somme began. 3,000 guns pounded away at the enemy. The bombardment was so loud it could London. As the shells rain down we will take a look at the armies and the men who will be fighting the Battle of the Somme, as well as the German defenses on that part of the Western Front. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com or the Battles of the First World War

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37:17

Somme - Separate Armies, Different Plans

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/06/18

The Germans attack at Verdun and wreak havoc on the Franco-British plans for the Somme offensive. As the Mill on the Meuse pulls ever more French soldiers into the fire, the British Expeditionary Force takes on a larger role in the coming battle. By the end of May GEN Sir Douglas Haig confirms the BEF will lead the Somme attack on 1 July 1916. The weeks go by and while stating their goals remain the same, the British and French leadership each plan different operations for the same battle. One

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47:53

Somme - Allied Strategy

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/06/12

1915 saw none of the major offensives that rocked the rest of the Western Front, but it was not a quiet sector of the line. Despite the French and Germans having a “live-and-let-live” policy that didn't keep them from killing each other with exploding underground mines and regular infantry battles. Towards the end of 1915 GEN Joseph Joffre of the French Army worked on coordinating a strategy among the Allies that would see them attacking the Germans and Austro-Hungarians at the same time in order

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47:15

Somme - War Comes to the Somme

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/06/03

In the opening months of World War One war came to the Somme departement of France as the Allies and the Germans sought to outflank each other during the "Race to the Sea." The hasty trench lines scratched out in autumn 1914 would largely be the same front line that would be assaulted on July 1st, 1916.

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Introduction to the Battles of the First World War...

Battles of the First World War Podcast ·

2016/05/31

The Battles of the First World War Podcast is a new podcast that looks to go 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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