Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Champagne
Aftermath: The Myth of the Red Zone
At the end of the Great War, vast areas of France were left devastated by the fighting: this became the ‘Zone Rouge’ or the ‘Red Zone’. Reconstruction and recovery of ground brought that Red Zone to an end in the 1920s but stories of… Continue Reading “Aftermath: The Myth of the Red Zone”
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”
Beyond The Somme
The Great War on the Western Front was much more than Flanders and the Somme, and the experience of British and Commonwealth soldiers. When we travel ‘Beyond the Somme’ – what does that mean, and what do we find on these battlefields where soldiers… Continue Reading “Beyond The Somme”
Despatches: WW1 Trench Museums
In this latest episode of Despatches we think about First World War Trench Museums: a battlefield phenomena from the 1920s when thousands of ‘pilgrims’ travelled to the landscape of the Western Front. We look at some of the famous, and less famous Trench Museums… Continue Reading “Despatches: WW1 Trench Museums”
Remembrance: Five Little-Known Cemeteries of the Great War
In this episode we travel along The Old Front Line in France and Flanders to visit five lesser-known war cemeteries from different nations where the dead of the Great War lie, some with only a handful of graves and others with thousands of burials.… Continue Reading “Remembrance: Five Little-Known Cemeteries of the Great War”
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