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French in WWI Q&A
Episode 82
In this episode, with the aid of regular guest and French Army expert James Taub, we delve your questions on France in WW1. What exactly is a French …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Episode 81
In this episode, we unravel the story of the assassination that changed the world. On a summer morning in 1914, a teenage revolutionary fired two sho…
1 year, 2 months ago
Pals Battalions
Episode 80
In this episode of Not So Quiet on the Western Front, we explore the rise and tragic fall of the Pals Battalions - units of friends, neighbours, and …
1 year, 2 months ago
Life Behind the Lines
Episode 79
When we think of the Western Front, we think of the trenches of mud, gunfire, and death. But there was another side to the war - the quieter spaces …
1 year, 2 months ago
French in 1918 - Part 2
Episode 78
In this episode we take our study of the French Army into the final, decisive Allied offensive of 1918. How did the French army finally weather the s…
1 year, 2 months ago
French in 1918 - Part 1
Episode 78
In this week’s episode we follow the French Army as they emerge from the extremely trying year of 1917 into a year that would ultimately lead to Vict…
1 year, 3 months ago
French in 1917 - Part 2
Episode 76
In this week’s episode we explore the vital period following the French ‘mutinies’ of 1917 and look at how the Army recovered in the face of intense …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Nivelle Offensive
Episode 75
This week we continue our study of the French Army in the First World War as we examined one of France's most controversial commanders, Robert Nivel…
1 year, 3 months ago
Lighter Than Air: Airships in the Great War - Part 2
Episode 74
In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Zeppelin campaign in the skies over Great Britain. How did Britain’s air defences adapt to the thr…
1 year, 3 months ago
Lighter Than Air: Airships in the Great War - Part 1
Episode 73
In this episode, with the support of guest historian Ian Castle, we delve into the ever popular ‘lighter than air’ subject of Airships in the Great W…
1 year, 4 months ago