The winds of change - December 1915
Send us Fan Mail The year 1915 had been a chastening experience for the men of the BEF. Tens of thousands of men had been killed on the Western Front in the failed battles at Neuve Chappelle, Aubers...
12 Sep 202138min
Combles - the fortified village
Send us Fan Mail 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...
5 Sep 202138min
The gardeners of Salonika
Send us Fan Mail 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...
29 Aug 202145min
Miracle on the Marne
Send us Fan Mail 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 des...
22 Aug 202149min
The corpse collectors
Send us Fan Mail 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 the...
15 Aug 202153min
Guillemont - the worst place I fought at in four years of war
Send us Fan Mail 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 villa...
8 Aug 202151min
Jacka's Mob
Send us Fan Mail 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'...
1 Aug 202140min
Wishing you goodbye - the mystery VC
Send us Fan Mail 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 ...
25 Jul 202143min
