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WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: WW1 History
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”
Trench Chat: America in WW1 with Mike Cunha
In this latest Trench Chat we are joined by Mike Cunha of the Battles of the First World War Podcast to talk about his interest in the Great War and the wider aspect of American involvement in the conflict and how it is remembered… Continue Reading “Trench Chat: America in WW1 with Mike Cunha”
Crawley War Memorial with Renny Richardson
We are joined by Renny Richardson, author of a trilogy of books about the men of Crawley in West Sussex who fought in the Great War. Renny chats with Paul Reed, who was born in Crawley, about the town at war and the stories… Continue Reading “Crawley War Memorial with Renny Richardson”
Henry Williamson’s Books
Following the purchase of a Great War book owned by author and veteran Henry Williamson, we explore something of Williamson’s life, the Writing Hut where he crafted his work and look at what the book was, and how it connects is to the battlefields… Continue Reading “Henry Williamson’s Books”
Film Review: All Quiet on the Western Front
So what is this new film like? Thanks to Netflix, I’ve been able to watch an advance screening of the new film All Quiet on the Western Front. In this episode we look at the film, the story behind the book that gives it… Continue Reading “Film Review: All Quiet on the Western Front”
Loos 1915 in a Day
In this episode, we feature another Battlefield In A Day and visit the area around the Northern French coal-mining village of Loos-en-Gohelle where the Battle of Loos was fought in September-October 1915. Sign up for the free podcast newsletter here: Old Front Line Bulletin. You… Continue Reading “Loos 1915 in a Day”
Return to the Silent Cities
Following a battlefield tour looking at the early work of the Imperial War Graves Commission and the establishment of the permanent cemeteries across Belgium and France, we examine some keys sites connected to the Soldier’s Cemeteries of the Great War, what Rudyard Kipling called… Continue Reading “Return to the Silent Cities”
Where WW1 Meets WW2
In this episode we look at how the criss-cross paths of two Great Wars collide on the old battlefields of the First World War. What happened to the approach to war, how were the battlefields affected in the fighting of 1940 and the Occupation,… Continue Reading “Where WW1 Meets WW2”
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
In this episode, we look at the fighting around Villers-Bretonneux on the Somme in April 1918, seeing where Australian and British soldiers stopped the German advance on the key city of Amiens. We visit the cemeteries and memorials, and see where Tanks fought Tanks… Continue Reading “Villers-Bretonneux 1918”
Forty Years on the Old Front Line
This episode marks forty years since I first visited the battlefields of the Great War. We look back over those four decades and discuss what those first trips meant to me, what it was like to live on the battlefields, my work as a… Continue Reading “Forty Years on the Old Front Line”
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