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WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Battlefield Vlog
Battlefield Vlog: The Loos Memorial
We travel to Dud Corner Cemetery on the Loos Battlefield in Northern France to visit the Loos Memorial to the Missing and hear some of the stories of those commemorated here who have no known grave – and how the pages of First World… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: The Loos Memorial”
Battlefield Vlog: WW1 Graffiti at Mailly-Maillet
We travel to the Chapelle Madame at Mailly-Maillet on the Somme battlefields to see graffiti left behind by British soldiers in 1916. BATTLEFIELD MAP: Thanks to Doug at @ColourHistory for use of the image of British soldiers at Mailly-Maillet in 1916:
Battlefield Vlog: Christmas Truce 1914
We travel to Ploegsteert (‘Plugstreet’), south of Ypres, to look at the story of the Christmas Truce here in 1914, perhaps one of the most iconic moments of the Great War. Here we discuss a book by WW1 cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather, the Princess Mary’s… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Christmas Truce 1914”
Battlefield Vlog: York Cemetery, Haspres
In their final major battle of the Great War, the 1/4th (Hallamshire) and 1/5th Battalions of the York and Lancaster Regiment made an advance towards the Selle River valley at Haspres. Trench warfare was over and this was a battle in the open. Their… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: York Cemetery, Haspres”
Battlefield Vlog: The Day Sussex Died
On 30th June 1916 the 11th, 12th and 13th (Southdowns) Battalions of the Royal Sussex Regiment made an attack on the German positions near The Boar’s Head at Richebourg. With so many losses it became known by the veterans as ‘The Day Sussex Died’.… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: The Day Sussex Died”
Battlefield Vlog: Essex Farm, Ypres
We visit Essex Farm on the Yser Canal near Ypres, close to the front lines and where medical facilities were made in 1915 used by Canadian War Poet, John McCrae. Later it became a bunker complex and a nearby cemetery bears the name Essex… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Essex Farm, Ypres”
Battlefield Vlog: Verdun 1916 – Fleury
In this video we travel to Verdun, one of the most impressive First World War battlefields, and walk the village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont which sat on the front line for much of 1916. Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Verdun 1916 – Fleury”
Battlefield Vlog: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
In a follow on film to our recent episode about the Battlefields of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September 1918, we explore the American Cemetery at Romagne and ask are the American dead from the Great War forgotten? This is the largest US War Cemetery… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery”
Battlefield Vlog: Exploring the Meuse-Argonne Battlefields
In this latest Battlefield Vlog we explore the battlefields of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September 1918. Our journey takes us from Varennes and the Pennsylvania Memorial, to the high point of Montfaucon and the small bitterly contested village… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Exploring the Meuse-Argonne Battlefields”
Battlefield Vlog: Main de Massiges
In this film we visit Main de Massiges on the Champagne Battlefields of WW1, and explore an incredible area of reconstructed First World War battlefield, made using experimental archaeology. We walk through trenches, see original barbed wire, and explore saps and listening posts. Got… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Main de Massiges”
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