Show overview
Battles of the First World War Podcast has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 227 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 30 min and 55 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2018, with 30 episodes published. Published by Mike Cunha.
From the publisher
The Battles of the First World War Podcast goes in-depth into the battles of the Great War of 1914-1918. The goal is to really go into the details of how and why these battles unfolded and happened as they did. In telling the narrative of these clashes we can revisit some of the stories of the men and women who lived, fought, and died during the first titanic struggle of the 20th Century, for these people have stories that deserve to be told.
Latest Episodes
View all 227 episodesThe Last Post in Ypres with Youri Van Miegroet
Second Marne - The Case of Sgt Darnand
Champagne - "With Remarkable Fortitude" - Dr. Urbane Bass
WW1 Battlefield Archeology & Recovering the Fallen
MOD War Detectives - Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre
2027 Meuse-Argonne & Aisne-Marne WW1 Battlefield Tours
Honoring the Fallen at Flanders Field American Cemetery
Ypres Day with Lady Lucy French & Roger Steward of the New Ypres League
Second Marne - The Period of Waiting
New Jersey's Role in World War I - with LTC (Ret.) Richard Wasserman
Matz - La Mort du Sergent Jules Héme
Second Marne - Friedensturm
Memorial Day - "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak"
Citizen of the Shadows - The Lives and Lies of Lothar Witzke
There Will Come Soft Rains - with Briana Gervat
John McCrae: Beyond Flanders Fields - with Susan Raby-Dunne
The French Army in the First World War, a Discussion: Pt 7, Pt 1
British Doctrine in the Great War with Phil Watson
The Extraordinary Life of Henri Langie with Eric and Tom Langie
Independent historians Eric and Tom Langie, a father and son duo, come on the podcast to discuss the extraordinary life of their ancestor Henri Langie and the book they have written about him, "Henri Langie: From War Volunteer in WW I to Honorary Major in WW II." Henri went from a schoolteacher to a stretcherbearer and officer in WW1, to professiona soldier and later a battalion commander and POW during WW2, to becoming a beloved "Kleine Bompa" in his peaceful years of retirement. Henri lived a truly extraordinary life, and this is a story you will enjoy. Where to buy (Europe): https://www.bravenewbooks.nl/site/?r=userwebsite/bookdetails&id=22023848 Where to buy the book (UK): https://amzn.eu/d/04alvcqy The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter at @WW1podcast, the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook, and on Instagram at @WW1battlecast. Not into social media? Email me directly at [email protected]. Rate, review, and subscribe to the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
A Penny a Shell - A Discussion with Antony Bell
Author Antony J. Bell comes on the podcast to discuss his novel "A Penny a Shell." From the author's website: "In a WWI munitions factory, the lives of three women converge on a dangerous production line where a single spark means the difference between a bonus and a burial. Eliza Wren, a desperate mother, races to pay a looming debt to save her family from eviction. Sarah Jennings, a defiant outcast, endures the factory's poison to fund an escape from a life of cruelty. Lucy Atkinson, a grieving daughter, works to honor her brother's memory and support her broken parents. Driven by the promise of a "penny a shell" bonus, the women push themselves and their machinery to the breaking point. But as the pressure from watchers with stopwatches mounts and the equipment begins to fail, they must decide what they are willing to risk for survival. Based on the true, forgotten story of the Barnbow Lasses, A Penny a Shell is a powerful and moving tribute to the quiet courage and fierce solidarity of the women who fought their own war on the home front." Where to buy: https://antonyjbell.com/books/a-penny-a-shell/ The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on BlueSky at @WW1podcast.bsky.social: https://bsky.app/profile/ww1podcast.bsky.social and the BFWWP website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Email me directly at [email protected] with any questions, comments, or concerns. Please review the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes! :)