Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Gallipoli
Forgotten Memoirs of the Great War Part 1
In this episode we start a look at some of the Forgotten Memoirs of the First World War, starting with Percy Croney’s ‘Soldiers Luck’ published in the mid-1960s. Croney was a 1914 volunteer who served with the Essex Regiment and Scottish Rifles at Gallipoli… Continue Reading “Forgotten Memoirs of the Great War Part 1”
Gallipoli: The First D-Day?
On the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings in 1944, we look at how events at Gallipoli in 1915 link the two great conflicts, from Churchill to landing craft to a battalion of the British Army. What lessons were learned from one war to… Continue Reading “Gallipoli: The First D-Day?”
Gallipoli: The Farm
Who was Harry Moseley? In this episode, we ask: can one man’s life be more important than another? Our journey takes us from the Helles Memorial, and the Missing of the Gallipoli Campaign, up to the high ground at Chunuk Bair and a walk… Continue Reading “Gallipoli: The Farm”
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