Somme - October Slog
October on the Somme saw four Allied field armies attacking the Germans in a sea of mud. Despite the efforts the battles that took place would be local ones with little territorial gain. The BFWWP i...
25 Jan 201855min
Somme - Pirouettes over Picardy
The air battle over the Somme in 1916 was as important as the massive struggle taking place on the shattered ground below, with the potential of the airplane ever expanding. The BFWWP is now on Patr...
30 Nov 201742min
Somme - A Tale of Two Vals, Part 2: Thiepval
On September 26th, the final assault on Thiepval was carried out by the British Reserve Army. Mighty Fortress Thiepval fell, dealing a brutal blow to the German Army. The BFWWP is now on Patreon: h...
31 Okt 201732min
Somme - A Tale of Two Vals, Part 1: Morval
The village of Morval is the next domino to fall to the BEF on the Somme in the autumn of 1916. Lesboeufs, Combles, and Gueudecourt follow. The BFWWP is now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Batt...
5 Okt 201732min
Somme - A Poem About Tanks
No, not one written by me. (Thankfully.) But one written by the man who created Winnie the Pooh. Here's a little extra something since we just introduced the tanks in the past couple of episodes. H...
4 Sep 20178min
Somme - The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, 3rd Strike on the Somme, Part 2
In the second episode on the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, the actions of the British 14th and 15th Corps are covered. The battlefield shook under the tracks of the new tanks. The BFWWP is now on Pat...
29 Aug 201748min
Somme - The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, 3rd Strike on the Somme, Part 1
On the 15th of September, 1916, 10 British divisions—aided by tanks for the first time in history—launched a third major strike at the Germans on the Somme. The Battle of Flers-Courcelette was on. T...
17 Aug 201737min
Somme - Towards the Next Big Thing
In early September the French and British Armies continuously kept up the pressure on the Germans. These attacks were part of and preparation for the next big strike on the Somme. The BFWWP is now o...
31 Jul 201751min
