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Episode 16
The Pozieres Ridge battle continues as the Australians of the 1st ANZAC Corps fight for Pozieres village, the Windmill, and Mouquet Farm.
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8 years, 11 months ago
Somme - Enter the Australians
Episode 15
On the 23rd of July, 1916, the Australians of the 1st ANZAC Corps attacked the village of Pozieres on the left of Bazentin Ridge. The Diggers had arr…
8 years, 11 months ago
Somme - Devil's Wood
Episode 14
The story of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade in the battle for Delville Wood, 15th-20th July 1916.
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9 years ago
Somme - Bazentin Ridge, 2nd Strike on the Somme
Episode 13
On the 14th of July 1916, the British 4th Army launched its second major attack on the Somme, focusing its efforts on the German 2nd line on Bazentin…
9 years, 2 months ago
Somme - Mametz Wood: Tomorrow We Must Go To Take Some Cursed Wood
Episode 12
Between the 3rd and 12th of July 1916, the British struggled to capture Mametz Wood. This episode covers the grinding fight conducted almost exclusiv…
9 years, 2 months ago
Somme - The Grind, Part 1
Episode 11
South of the Somme, the French continue their successful attacks on the Germans after the 1st of July. To the north, from the 2nd through the 14th of…
9 years, 3 months ago
Somme - The Reckoning
Episode 10
This episode we will briefly examine the causes of why the British attacks on the 1st of July 1916 were so costly and only partially successful.
An…
9 years, 4 months ago
Somme - Valor on the Battlefield
Episode 9
This episode we take a side road on the Somme to honor four British men who were awarded the Victoria Cross on the 1st of July 1916.
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9 years, 5 months ago
Somme - 1 July 1916, Pt 2 - Fricourt to Gommecourt
Episode 8
1st July 1916, Pt 2: the British Army attacks on the Somme. In this episode the front line from Fricourt to Gommecourt will be covered.
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9 years, 6 months ago
Somme - 1 July 1916, Pt 1 - Fay to Fricourt
Episode 7
1st July 1916: after one week of bombardment the French and British Armies attack on the Somme. In this episode the front line from Fay to Fricourt w…
9 years, 6 months ago