The Nivelle Offensive
Send a text In 1917 French general Robert Nivelle launched an offensive against the Germans on the River Aisne which he was convinced would break the Western Front once and for all. After nine days o...
1 Okt 20231h 6min
Farming the front
Send a text During the course of the Great War, the problem of feeding the vast numbers of men and animals in the military was a constant source of concern for Army command. The Army contained many m...
10 Sep 20231h 1min
Le Cateau - one day in August
Send a text In this episode, we visit the battlefield of Le Cateau. In August 1914 Horace Smith-Dorrien's II Corps stood and fought when they had been ordered to retreat. This disobedience delayed t...
3 Sep 20231h 2min
Surrender be damned! The Battle of Frezenberg Ridge
Send a text Between the 8-13th of May 1915, the Germans attempted to smash their way through the British lines in the Ypres salient launching an attack against the Frezenberg Ridge. The British were s...
27 Aug 20231h 6min
The sculpting soldier
Send a text Standing at Hyde Park Corner in London, the Royal Artillery Memorial has been cited by one art critic as the finest work of sculpture of the 20th Century. Its creator, Charles Sergeant Ja...
20 Aug 20231h 5min
The lost cemetery
Send a text Our journey today begins at Berkshire Cemetery Extension near Ploegsteert Wood, home of a stunning memorial to the missing, and two magnificent stone lions guarding the entrance in allegor...
6 Aug 202358min
Fricourt to Flatiron
Send a text Welcome to Season 6! My wife went away with the kids and instructed me not to anything rash while she was away. So I got on a ferry and went to the Somme.... In this episode, recorded on...
30 Jul 20231h 10min
I died in hell....
Send a text Welcome to the final episode of Season 5! In today's episode, we look at the 3rd Battle of Ypres, more commonly, but incorrectly, referred to as the Battle of Passchendaele. A campaign f...
2 Jul 20231h 10min
