196 episodes
The Old Front Line Paul Reed
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4.8 • 132 Ratings
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Walk the battlefields of the First World War with Military Historian, Paul Reed. In these podcasts, Paul brings together over 40 years of studying the Great War, from the stories of veterans he interviewed, to when he spent more than a decade living on the Old Front Line in the heart of the Somme battlefields.
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Gallipoli: The First D-Day?
On the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings in 1944, we look at how events at Gallipoli in 1915 link the two great conflicts, from Churchill to landing craft to a battalion of the British Army. What lessons were learned from one war to another?Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Send us a Text Message.Support the Show.
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Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 6
In our latest series of Questions and Answers we cover a wide range of subjects from the use of alcohol and tobacco by soldiers in the war, to visiting battlefields 'beyond the Somme', to how we present those battlefields of the Great War to future generations and what role Identify Disks or 'Dog Tags' had in the identification of the dead. Alex's Youtube channel: Alex315 on YouTube. Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord ...
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The War Underground
The War Underground in many ways defined the static nature of the First World War on the Western Front. We examine the history of military mining, discover Sir John Norton Griffiths and his attempt to recruit 10,000 "moles" to work beneath No Man's Land, and examine the pinnacle of mine warfare at Messines in 1917. Simon Jones' website: Myths of MessinesGot a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Send us ...
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Why was there Trench Warfare in WW1?
In the first of our new 'how and why' podcasts we ask a simple question: Why was there Trench Warfare in the First World War? What factors made it possible, where were the first trenches, who dug them and how did they affects the battles in WW1?Thanks to Doug @colour_history on Twitter for the use of the colourised image of men from the 1/4th East Lancashire Regiment in the trenches in January 1918. Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Li...
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Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 5
In this latest Questions & Answers bonus episode, we look at questions about the Regular Army and the 1914 Star, the Canadians in WW1 as 'Shock Troops', discuss the men from the Southdowns Battalions from Sussex and ask do we have enough memorials along The Old Front Line?Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Send us a Text Message.Support the Show.
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Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier
Just this week it was announced that the body of an Unknown Soldier from the Royal Newfoundland Regiment would be taken back to Newfoundland to become their Unknown Warrior. In this first episode of Season 7 we look at the story behind this and the history of The Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the Great War and their Missing soldiers.The articles relating to the Newfoundland Unknown Soldier are on the Veterans Affairs Canada website and Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.The new Old F...
Customer Reviews
Incredibly Informative… Powerfully Written
Paul Reed is a master storyteller. He draws the listener in by solidly researching each topic… and then delivering a highly informative, comprehensive and well-paced summary of the topic at hand.
But it is Paul’s deep respect and honor for the participants of The Great War… demonstrated through anecdotes or correspondence of the individuals involved … that makes this podcast so much more than just ‘facts and figures’ history. These podcasts highlight the very personal nature of WWI by including the soldiers’ stories… and that is what I find most engaging about The Old Front Line. Well done, Paul!
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I cannot say how much I like this podcast. I listened to one episode after hearing Paul Reed with Dan Snow and was hooked. I have been mostly a WWII history person since my Dad and uncles all fought on the US side. But Paul has me really drawn me on WWI. This podcast has been so educational, with the recommended books and the episode websites are fantastic. Some episodes I have listened to two or three times. I went back and have started from the beginning, and cannot get enough. Thank you!