News From The Front
The News From The Front Podcast is a podcast about Military History, particularly the First World War. Continuing from documenting the Great War as it happened 100 years ago, the project continues with in depth history looking at various aspects of war. The project website can be found at 1914-1918war.com.
Episodes
March 17, 2024 • 18 mins
We all know the story of Adolf Hitler's later career, but how many of us know about his First World War experiences? In this podcast we chart his service in the Great War from outbreak to defeat, looking at how he found a home in the army and how it shaped his future attitudes and actions.
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December 8, 2023 • 25 mins
The small actions that took place around South Georgia, in the South Atlantic, were very much a sideshow when compared to the main conflict around the Falkland Islands. But, seeing as there’s nothing I like more than a sideshow, I thought a look at the Argentinian actions to take the islands and the British to take it back again was worth a closer look.
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November 25, 2023 • 25 mins
This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at how alcohol was used and abused during the Great War. I this first episode we look at how booze was managed on the home front and how it was used on the front lines.
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November 12, 2023 • 22 mins
This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at how alcohol was used and abused during the Great War. I this first episode we look at how booze was managed on the home front and how it was used on the front lines.
This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along...
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October 20, 2023 • 30 mins
This is the second episode in a two-parter that looks at the propaganda war during the Great War. In it we look at how the British took the propaganda war against the Central Powers.
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October 9, 2023 • 31 mins
This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at the propaganda war during the Great War. In it we look at the various propaganda organisations established by the warring parties and the efforts they took to influence opinion around the world.
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July 14, 2023 • 14 mins
This episode looks at the Armenian Genocide of May 1915 onwards.
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Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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May 19, 2023 • 13 mins
This episode looks at the shell crisis that broke in May 1915, causing consternation in both the general public and in political circles.
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May 5, 2023 • 15 mins
This episode is the second of a two-parter looking at the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and their role in alleviating the manpower shortages experienced by Britain during the latter part of the Great War.
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April 21, 2023 • 24 mins
This episode is the first of a two-parter looking at the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and their role in alleviating the manpower shortages experienced by Britain during the latter part of the Great War.
If you appreciate this podcast, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...
Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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March 31, 2023 • 9 mins
This episode looks at a couple of recent anniversaries from 1915, the British and French naval blockade and the Battle of Neuve Chapelle.
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Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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March 17, 2023 • 7 mins
This episode looks at a couple of recent anniversaries from 1915, the Sepoy Mutiny and the first use of new flamethrower tactics by the German Army on the Western Front.
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Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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February 24, 2023 • 15 mins
This episode completes the two-parter on the Battle of Mons, with a look at the battle itself.
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Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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February 10, 2023 • 14 mins
This episode begins a two-parter on the Battle of Mons.
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Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
Advertise here: https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory
Still reading? Check out the project on Substack for FREE and get regular emails with more WW1 articles and my weekly newsletter about the Great War! It...
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December 16, 2022 • 8 mins
This episode includes a review of the book Sailor in the Desert, by David Gunn.
You can win a copy of the book by writing a nice review for the podcast and sending a link to your review to ww1thegreatwar@innovationworks-uk.co.uk . When I see your review, I'll enter you into the prize draw for the book, posted to to you, wherever in the world you happen to be!
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December 2, 2022 • 31 mins
This episode looks at the events of the Battle of Dogger Bank, an Anglo-German naval encounter.
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November 25, 2022 • 20 mins
This episode looks at the preceding events that led to the Battle of Dogger Bank, an Anglo-German naval encounter.
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Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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November 11, 2022 • 21 mins
This episode covers the life and death of Manfred von Richthofen, or as he's more famously known, the Red Baron.
This episode is going out on Armistice Day, the 11th November, so take a moment to remember those who served, those who never came back, those who returned, and those who were never the same again.
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October 28, 2022 • 6 mins
This episode covers a few Great War anniversaries coming up over the next week.
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Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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October 21, 2022 • 17 mins
This episode is part two of a narrative of the raid on the Cuxhaven Zeppelin sheds on Christmas Day 1914. Oh, there's also an overview of Great War anniversaries coming up over the next week.
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