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WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: WW1 Books
Somme Books
The Somme is one of the most written about battles in military history. Where to start your reading given the huge number of books about the period? In this episode we take a ‘layered’ approach to reading and examine everything from ‘Gateway Books’ to… Continue Reading “Somme Books”
Memoirs: The Great War Remembered
In this episode for Armistice Day we look at those who survived the Great War and came home to write about in a series of memoirs which were published from the 1920s until more recent times as that generation faded away. We look at… Continue Reading “Memoirs: The Great War Remembered”
Charley’s War
Charley’s War was a comic strip published in the late 1970s and early 1980s telling the story of Charley Bourne, a 16 year old Tommy on the front line of the Great War. What does it tell us about the conflict, and what impact… Continue Reading “Charley’s War”
Trench Chat: Black Poppies with Stephen Bourne
In this latest Trench Chat, we are joined by Stephen Bourne, author of Black Poppies. His important book, now in its third edition with a children’s version, tells the often-neglected contribution of Black soldiers in the British and Commonwealth forces in the Great War.… Continue Reading “Trench Chat: Black Poppies with Stephen Bourne”
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”
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