Second Marne - Friedensturm
This episode will visit the German strategic situation in June 1918 and the resulting plans for their next offensive, which would be called "Friedensturm:" the Peace Offensive. The BFWWP is on Patre...
1 Juni 18min
Memorial Day - "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak"
A short exploration of the American poet Archibald MacLeish's connection to the First World War, and his poem "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak." The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak Neverthel...
25 Maj 10min
Citizen of the Shadows - The Lives and Lies of Lothar Witzke
Authors Paul Friedland and Robert Hornick join us on the podcast to discuss their thoroughly researched, well-argued and thrilling biography of a now-forgotten German spy during WW1. One of the mos...
17 Maj 35min
There Will Come Soft Rains - with Briana Gervat
In 2022, just as the world began to open after the isolation of a global pandemic, Briana Gervat set out to walk the length of the Western Front. Beginning at the border that France shares with Switze...
3 Maj 51min
John McCrae: Beyond Flanders Fields - with Susan Raby-Dunne
Author, historian, and battlefield guide Susan Raby-Dunne joins us to discuss her book "John McCrae: Beyond Flanders Fields." Most Canadians are familiar with John McCrae through his iconic poem "I...
26 Apr 51min
The French Army in the First World War, a Discussion: Pt 7, Pt 1
Part 7 of the ongoing discussion continues to look at the French Army in 1917. We look at the state of the French Army going into 1917, where the army itself was in good shape but its leadership was a...
16 Apr 1h 24min
British Doctrine in the Great War with Phil Watson
British Army veteran and University of Wolverhampton PhD candidate Phil Watson joins the podcast for a fascinating discussion on British doctrine in the Great War. (Which YES, they did have a doctrine...
12 Apr 1h 42min
The Extraordinary Life of Henri Langie with Eric and Tom Langie
Independent historians Eric and Tom Langie, a father and son duo, come on the podcast to discuss the extraordinary life of their ancestor Henri Langie and the book they have written about him, "Henri ...
29 Mars 1h 14min
