Episode 129: What Was It Really Like to Survive Gallipoli?
Have you ever wondered what it was actually like to survive in the trenches of the Gallipoli Front in the First World War? Not the battles we read about in textbooks, but the heat, the flies, the cons...
25 Touko 59min
Episode 128: The Real Black Day of the German Army? | Soissons 1918
In July 1918, the German spring offensives had reached their high watermark, and it was time for the French army to strike back. This is the story of the Battle of Soissons, the largest French tank at...
18 Touko 1h 4min
Episode 127: From 1915 Newsreels to Mel Gibson - The Evolution of Gallipoli Movies
In this episode, Spencer is joined by Professor Mark Connelly, a renowned expert in military and cultural history, to explore the cinematic legacy of the Gallipoli Campaign. From the earliest newsree...
11 Touko 1h
Episode 126: Gallipoli 1915 - France's Forgotten Battle
In 1915, France sent an army to Gallipoli. Few in the English speaking world know this, and few in France remember their efforts. In this episode, we recover the forgotten story of the French contribu...
4 Touko 1h 2min
Episode 125: Gallipoli 1915: What Really Happened at Anzac Cove?
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 c...
27 Huhti 1h 3min
Episode 124: Gallipoli 1915: The Brutal Landing at Helles
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...
20 Huhti 1h 2min
Episode 123: The Dardanelles Naval Assault: Catastrophe in a Single Day
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 resist...
13 Huhti 48min
Episode 122: The Fatal Plan Behind Gallipoli
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...
6 Huhti 51min
