Combles - the fortified village
Send a text For a period of three months between July and September 1916, the Allies and Germans battled for control of the fortified village of Combles, on the northeast of the Somme battlefield. A ...
5 Sep 202138min
The gardeners of Salonika
Send a text The disease-ridden and inhospitable landscape of Salonika is one of the forgotten campaigns of WW1. For almost three years soldiers from all over the world fought against each other in i...
29 Aug 202145min
Miracle on the Marne
Send a text For a period of 8 days in early September 1914, the situation for the Allies was precarious. The Germans were just two days march from the French capital, and the situation looked desperat...
22 Aug 202149min
The corpse collectors
Send a text The "Cold Meat Specialist" or Regimental Burial Officer was a vital cog in the military machine responsible for coordinating the retrieval and burial of the dead and ensuring that their gr...
15 Aug 202153min
Guillemont - the worst place I fought at in four years of war
Send a text For a period of six weeks in the summer of 1916, the British and Germans battled for control of the small but strategically important village of Guillemont.. The capture of the village wa...
8 Aug 202151min
Jacka's Mob
Send a text The 14th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces was known as "Jacka's Mob" after their officer, the profane, insubordinate, and much-loved larrikin Albert Jacka, a dairy farmer's son...
1 Aug 202140min
Wishing you goodbye - the mystery VC
Send a text In the dark waters of the Atlantic, the German U-Boat fleet was taking a monstrous toll on Allied merchant shipping, to the extent that Admiral Jellicoe feared Britain would cease to exist...
25 Jul 202143min
Monchy le Preux - the ten brave men
Send a text On the afternoon of the 14th April 1917 men of the 1st Essex and the Newfoundland Regiment were given the unenviable task of attacking and holding Infantry Hill, just to the east of the sm...
18 Jul 202134min
