Battles of the First World War Podcast
1) Second Marne - Mangin on the Matz
The guns of Blücher-Yorck were still smoking when the Germans reoriented and hastily launched a new offensive between Montdidier and Noyon. The goal was to straighten the line between two bulging Germ...Show More
2) AEF Tank Corps - A Discussion with Steve Girard
Steven Girard, US Army veteran and veteran battlefield guide, comes back on the podcast to discuss the American Expeditionary Force's Tank Corps during the First World War. Suggested reading: Tre...Show More
3) The Battle for Disabled Veterans' Recognition - A Discussion with Dr. Eric Story
Dr. Eric Story, a Historian-in-Residence at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University in London, Ontario in Canada, and Adjunct Professor at Wilfred Laurier University, joins us on...Show More
4) Die Vergessene Schlacht - A Discussion with Alfons Philippi
Independent historian Alfons Philippi of Germany joins the podcast to discuss his German-language book on the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Die Vergessenne Schlacht (The Forgotten Battle). We also discuss ...Show More
5) Second Marne - Blücher-Yorck
The battlefield of the Second Battle of the Marne was shaped by an earlier German offensive in late May and early June of 1918: Unternehmen Blücher-Yorck. Looking to draw away French reserves from the...Show More
6) Remembering Victoria Cross Recipients with Ron Howard and Adam Pearce
Adam Pearce and his uncle Ron Howard have spent the past few years visiting the graves of the UK's and British Commonwealth's Victoria Cross recipients. They hope to raise awareness of not just the r...Show More
7) Fighting the Kaiser's War: The Saxons in Flanders 1914/1918
Authors and historians Andrew Lucas and Jürgen Schmiseschek come on the podcast to discuss their collaborative work on the Saxon Germans on the Flanders front during the Great War. Where to buy "Fi...Show More
8) Searching for John DeWitt - A Discussion with John Chase, MD
Author and grandson John Chase, MD comes on the podcast to discuss his book based on the letters his grandfather, John DeWitt, wrote home during the First World War. From Hellgate Press: When recen...Show More
9) Demarcation Stones Fundraiser with Roger Steward and Dr Dominiek Dendooven
Founders of the New Ypres League Dr Dominiek Dendooven and Roger Steward join the podcast to discuss a worthy remembrance project for the old Ypres battlefields: replacing and restoring the demarcatio...Show More
10) Second Marne - Directive No. 4
In the prelude to the prelude of the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918, we set the clock back to December 1917 to look at the position of the Allies at that point in the war. Specifically, we look at...Show More