Podcast Episodes

“Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867” with David Borys

Author David Borys comes on the podcast to discuss his book “Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867,” which takes readers on a riveting exploration spanning one hundred an…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

“Serpents of War:” A Discussion with Drs. Steven Trout & Ian Isherwood

From University Press of Kansas: “Serpents of War” is the memoir of Pennsylvanian Major Harry Dravo Parkin, is a rare account of World War I as seen from the perspective of a battalion commander. As …

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ors Communal Cemetery - Wilfred Owen’s Grave

An homage to Wilfred Owen, based on a visit to his grave in Ors, France in July 2024. 

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Published on 10 months ago

“The Other Trench: The WW1 Diary and Photos of a German Officer” with Philipp Cross

Author Philipp Cross comes on the podcast to discuss his book “The Other Trench: The WW1 Diary and Photos of a German Officer,” which contains the diary of his great-great-grandfather Alexander Pfeif…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

“Never Home - Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned” with Richard Sherman

Author Richard Sherman comes on the podcast to discuss his book and homage "Never Home - Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned.”

In 2017, professional photographer and Navy veteran Ric…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Verdun - The Defence of Retranchement R1

This episode was inspired by an afternoon walking tour hosted by the Mémorial de Verdun museum. 

For five days in the beginning of June 1916, French Army CPT Charles Delvert and his 8th Company, 10…

Published on 11 months ago

“Under Foreign Flags:” Tennessee Volunteers in WW1 with Historian Pat Gang

Independent historian Pat Gang comes on the podcast to talk about Tennessee men who volunteered to fight in foreign armies before the United States entered World War I. 

The men discussed:

Paul &…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

We Are So Close: Help Award a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls

Following up on a podcast discussion we had last year to help the push to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the US Army’s Hello Girls of WW1, we have good news:

We are so close to reaching the …

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

World War 1 - Coalition Warfare & Command Challenges

In this stand-alone episode we are going up over the battlefields and the fronts to take a 10,000 meter (that’s 30,000ft) view of the Great War, specifically prosecuting that war through the framewor…

Published on 1 year ago

Arras & Cambrai 1918: Canadian WW1 History, a Discussion with Michel Gravel

Historian Michel Gravel comes on the podcast to discuss his focus on First World War history: the efforts of Canadian soldiers in the battles between Arras and Cambrai, France in 1918. 

There may b…

Published on 1 year ago