Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Arras
The Hindenburg Line
In this episode we ask: what was The Hindenburg Line? A system of German defences built in Northern and Eastern France, it was the largest single engineering project of the Great War on the Western Front. Some of the key battles of 1917/18 were… Continue Reading “The Hindenburg Line”
How I Wrote my WW1 Battlefield Walking Books
This weekend marks History Writers Day, a new venture from Simon at History Book Chat on Twitter. As part of my contribution to the event, in this episode I talk about how I came to write my trilogy of WW1 Battlefield Walking Guides covering… Continue Reading “How I Wrote my WW1 Battlefield Walking Books”
Return to the Silent Cities
Following a battlefield tour looking at the early work of the Imperial War Graves Commission and the establishment of the permanent cemeteries across Belgium and France, we examine some keys sites connected to the Soldier’s Cemeteries of the Great War, what Rudyard Kipling called… Continue Reading “Return to the Silent Cities”
Where WW1 Meets WW2
In this episode we look at how the criss-cross paths of two Great Wars collide on the old battlefields of the First World War. What happened to the approach to war, how were the battlefields affected in the fighting of 1940 and the Occupation,… Continue Reading “Where WW1 Meets WW2”
Vimy Ridge In A Day
The capture of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps in April 1917 was one of Canada’s iconic moments in the Great War. In another of our Battlefields In A Day series we look at the wider Vimy Ridge battlefield, seeing some lesser-known locations and… Continue Reading “Vimy Ridge In A Day”
Arras In A Day
In the latest of our Battlefields In A Day series we travel to Arras in Northern France to visit some key locations connected to the fighting here in 1917-1918; from the Arras Memorial to the key battle sites, ground connected to the 1917 movie… Continue Reading “Arras In A Day”
Walking Arras: Feuchy Chapel
Astride the Arras-Cambrai road a small wayside memorial commemorates a missing British officer. Out in the fields small Comrade’s Cemeteries act like beacons to the fighting here in April 1917. What took place on this ground around Arras, near to Feuchy Chapel? RECOMMENDED READING:… Continue Reading “Walking Arras: Feuchy Chapel”
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