The French Army in the First World War, a Discussion: Pt 2
Part 2 of the ongoing discussion looks at misconceptions about the French Army, and French personalities of the war we should know about but, for reasons, do not. We wrap up with some advice on visiti...
27 Helmi 20232h 36min
Meuse Argonne - Liggett Takes Charge
LTG Hunter Liggett took command of the American Expeditionary Force's 1st Army in October of 1918. He had his work cut out for him–1st Army desperately needed reorganizing, refitting, and retraining. ...
13 Helmi 202334min
"To the Last Man:" a Discussion on the 103rd Infantry Regiment with Jonathan Bratten
US Army National Guard officer and historian Jonathan Bratten comes on the podcast to discuss his book, "To the Last Man: A National Guard Regiment in the Great War, 1917-1919." The regiment discussed...
3 Helmi 20231h 30min
The French Army in the First World War, a Discussion: Pt 1
This was so much fun to host–with the help of Alex Lyons, a fantastic group of WW1 enthusiasts were gathered for what will be the first of a multi-part series of discussions of the French Army and the...
22 Tammi 20232h 24min
Meuse Argonne - Black Jack, Pt 2
The second of a two-episode look at the Commander-in-Chief of the AEF, GEN John J. Pershing, from the personal to the professional. Robert J. Laplander and I collaborated on creating an audiobook ve...
8 Tammi 202330min
Meuse Argonne - Black Jack, Pt 1
The first of a two-episode look at the Commander-in-Chief of the AEF, GEN John J. Pershing, from the personal to the professional. Link to Roger Steward's upcoming book: https://www.helion.co.uk...
25 Joulu 202228min
A Christmas Gift to a Great Friend: Jake Interviews Mike
This episode doesn't have too much to do with the First World War, but it was really fun to do. My great friend Jake has been asking me to do this for a while, saying that the BFWWP community doesn't ...
25 Joulu 202247min
"In the Footsteps of a Poilu" with Alex Lyons
Great War historian and writer Alex Lyons joined me on an evening in the UK to let us into a very personal and ground-level account of a French soldier in the First World War: through the letters of h...
11 Joulu 20221h 21min
