• The Old Front Line

  • Written by: Paul Reed
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The Old Front Line

Written by: Paul Reed
  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 3
    May 1 2024

    In this latest Old Front Line Podcast Questions & Answers Episode we answer four questions from listeners asking what is the most memorable story of the Great War I've visited, what battlefield draws me back time and again, what did British troops think about Australians and Canadians, and what was the weaponry of ordinary soldiers and how did that change during the war?

    This is how the German Army rated British and Commonwealth Divisions in the Great War, taken from a 1916 report by the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL):

    Good - 47th, 6th, 20th, 50th, 18th, 1st Canadian, 2nd Canadian

    Medium - 11th, 39th, 41st, 3rd Canadian, NZ

    Poor - 61st, 40th, 60th, 63rd, 3rd Australian, 5th Australian, 4th Canadian

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    30 mins
  • Etaples to Arras: A Journey
    Apr 27 2024

    In a special edition of the podcast which marks the end of Season 6, this episode was recorded on The Old Front Line where we take a journey from the vast Etaples Military Cemetery, look at the Tank Gunnery School at Merriment, Douglas Haig and 'GHQ' at Montreuil, and then travel via a small village up to Arras and the Arras Memorial.

    Season 6 will continue with two more Question & Answers episodes and then after a short break the Podcast will return in early May.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 2
    Apr 24 2024

    In our latest Old Front Line Podcast Questions & Answers Episode we answer four questions from listeners covering subjects like the 'Learning Curve' on the Western Front to how to visit battlefields beyond the Somme.

    The Naval Flank of the Western Front project I mentioned was this one: Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War.

    Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.

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    23 mins

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