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The Deadliest U-Boat Skippers of WWI
Episode 102
This week we return to the oceans and consider the top U-Boat skippers of WW1. What made a skipper an ace? What tactics made them so lethal? And why …
7 months ago
Front Lines at Night
Episode 101
In this week’s episode we return to the trenches to explore the often overlooked experiences of life in the frontlines at night. From trench raids to…
7 months, 1 week ago
WWI’s forgotten Battles, Tank Fails & What We Got Wrong! – Our 100th Episode Special
Episode 100
Not So Quiet hits triple digits! For Episode 100 we’re handing the wheel to you, the listeners, answering your questions and discussing many of the t…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
When Sport Stopped for War – How WW1 Changed Football, Rugby & the Olympics
Episode 99
In this episode we continue our exploration of the fascinating story of Sportsmen at War on the Western Front. From world champions to local legends,…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
From Playing Fields to Battlefields: Sportsmen in WWI
Episode 98
In this week’s episode we return to the frontlines to explore the fascinating and varied experiences of Professional Sportsmen in the Great War. From…
8 months ago
Forgotten Lessons: Why the BEF Wasn’t Ready for 1940
Episode 97
In this week’s episode, alongside guest historian Dr Rob Lyman, we will take a deep dive into the story of the British Army between 1918 and 1940, an…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Armee d'Afrique at War 1914-1918
Episode 96
In this episode night we follow a road that runs from the Sahara to the Somme, tracing the story of the French Army of Africa as it marched from the …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
France’s Colonial Soldiers: Forgotten Stories of a Global Army
Episode 96
In this episode, we return to the story of the French Army and examined the history of France's colonial troops, how they were raised, what made the…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The First Tank Attack in History: Flers–Courcelette, 15 September 1916
Episode 94
Dawn on the Somme, 15 September 1916. At 06:20, the whistles blew and men climbed from their trenches into the attack. But this morning, something el…
9 months ago
Tunnellers – The Battle Beneath Messines Ridge
Episode 93
In this episode we take a literally deep dive, beneath the Western Front to return to an olf favourite, the story of Mining in the Great war, but thi…
9 months ago