Bad News, Good News, & Holding the Line
A quick update on where things stand with the BFWWP. Bad news and good news. A call to hold the line now. The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. Any que...
12 Apr 20205min
Vauquois - "A Heap of Ruins Stuffed with Dead Men's Bones."
The story of the First World War in the Meuse-Argonne region of France cannot be told without talking about the Butte de Vauquois. So here, in an attempt to do a part-travelogue, part-history episode,...
18 Feb 202040min
BFWWP Tactical Pause
The BFWWP has to be put on pause until mid-May or end of May 2020, despite the great momentum we've been gaining recently. It's for a good reason. Listen in and you'll see why. The BFWWP is now on P...
10 Feb 20205min
"Insert Laugh Track Here:" A Cross-Cultural Conversation on Visiting France
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the idea of visiting France, or felt it was something too foreign and too out of reach? In this episode, I speak with Carol Kieffer and Randy Gaulke, two experienc...
29 Jan 202059min
Meuse Argonne - Shot to Pieces
The expected breakthrough after Montfaucon doesn't happen. The 79th and 37th Divisions continue grinding their way north, facing ever-hardening German resistance. Purchase Andrew Capets' book "Good...
25 Dec 201931min
An Interview with the National WW1 Museum's Ms. Lora Vogt
In this episode we have a very special guest: Ms. Lora Vogt, is the Curator of Education at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Founded in 1926, the Museum holds the most comprehensive colle...
4 Dec 201951min
Meuse Argonne - Taking Montfaucon
Montfaucon, in the center of the American 1st Army's attack front, is taken down by Doughboys of the 37th, 79th, and 4th Divisions. The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirst...
26 Nov 201942min
Lost Battalion Tours - Testimonial
Hey Folks, Mr. Jeremy Bowles very graciously came on the podcast to share his tour experiences with Robert J Laplander with us. Jeremy is a WW1 historian and reenactor, and the journey he had in the M...
19 Nov 201918min
