Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Wartime Christmas
Winter in Flanders
In this episode, we explore the four brutal wartime winters in Flanders during the First World War, focusing on the Western Front around Ypres from 1914 to 1918. Beginning with the establishment of the British front line at Ypres in late 1914, we examine… Continue Reading “Winter in Flanders”
Despatches: Christmas on the Somme
In this special episode of Despatches we look at two Christmases on the Somme: 1915 and 1916. We do this through the experience of men from southern England who served with the 18th (Eastern) Division and discover what their life in the trenches and… Continue Reading “Despatches: Christmas on the Somme”
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