Verdun - The Defence of Retranchement R1
This episode was inspired by an afternoon walking tour hosted by the Mémorial de Verdun museum. For five days in the beginning of June 1916, French Army CPT Charles Delvert and his 8th Company, 101...
1 Nov 202436min
"Under Foreign Flags:" Tennessee Volunteers in WW1 with Historian Pat Gang
Independent historian Pat Gang comes on the podcast to talk about Tennessee men who volunteered to fight in foreign armies before the United States entered World War I. The men discussed: Paul & ...
20 Okt 20241h 20min
We Are So Close: Help Award a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls
Following up on a podcast discussion we had last year to help the push to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the US Army's Hello Girls of WW1, we have good news: We are so close to reaching the n...
10 Okt 20241h 1min
World War 1 - Coalition Warfare & Command Challenges
In this stand-alone episode we are going up over the battlefields and the fronts to take a 10,000 meter (that's 30,000ft) view of the Great War, specifically prosecuting that war through the framework...
1 Okt 202430min
Arras & Cambrai 1918: Canadian WW1 History, a Discussion with Michel Gravel
Historian Michel Gravel comes on the podcast to discuss his focus on First World War history: the efforts of Canadian soldiers in the battles between Arras and Cambrai, France in 1918. There may be...
15 Sep 202452min
Lost Battalion Tours 2024 Tour & France-Belgium Trip Recap
A short recap of the recent six (6!) weeks spent in France and Belgium on the Old Front Line. Have you ever had an extraordinary and unforgettable day on a trip or vacation? This was extraordinary and...
1 Sep 202422min
Liny-devant-Dun - Thoughts on a German Cemetery
A short episode inspired by a visit to the German Soldatenfriedhof in Liny-devant-Dun, France. The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. Any questions, co...
4 Aug 202417min
"Agent of the Iron Cross: The Race to Capture German Saboteur-Assassin Lothar Witzke during World War I" with Author Bill Mills
Author Bill MIlls comes on the podcast to discuss his book Agent of the Iron Cross: The Race to Capture German Saboteur-Assassin Lothar Witzke during World War I. Spies, deception, intrigue, and sab...
15 Jul 202440min
