Battles of the First World War Podcast

1915 saw none of the major offensives that rocked the rest of the Western Front, but it was not a quiet sector of the li... Read more

The Battle of Verdun has been likened to a “microcosm of the entire First World War in itself:” in 1916 over 10 months o... Read more

On June 6, 1918, men of the 5th and 6th United States Marine Regiments assaulted the German positions in Belleau Wood. S... Read more

The expected breakthrough after Montfaucon doesn’t happen. The 79th and 37th Divisions continue grinding their way north... Read more

Montfaucon, in the center of the American 1st Army’s attack front, is taken down by Doughboys of the 37th, 79th, and 4th... Read more

The Germans attack at Verdun and wreak havoc on the Franco-British plans for the Somme offensive. As the Mill on the Meu... Read more

The third major German attack on the Western Front in late May 1918 led to the release of the American 2nd Infantry Divi... Read more

In this episode we’ll cover the first two days of the battle, from the barrage on the 21st through the defense of the Bo... Read more

The 91st “Wild West” Division battles it out with the Germans through the Meuse Valley. With every village taken, German... Read more

Following four days of heavy combat and poor leadership in the Meuse-Argonne, the 35th Santa Fe Division breaks down in ... Read more

On June 24th, 1916, the Allied bombardment of the German trench lines at the Somme began. 3,000 guns pounded away at the... Read more

1st July 1916, Pt 2: the British Army attacks on the Somme. In this episode the front line from Fricourt to Gommecourt w... Read more

The AEF 5th Corps launches its three divisions in the center of the Meuse-Argonne attack front. The 91st “Wild West” Div... Read more

At 0230 on the 26th of September, 1918, 2,775 French and American guns opened up on the German lines from the Argonne Fo... Read more

From the Argonne Forest to the Butte du Vauquois, the AEF 1st Corps goes on the attack. The 77th “Metropolitan” Division... Read more

As the American 1st Army launched its attack on the Meuse-Argonne on the 26th of September, the 368th Infantry Regiment ... Read more

1st July 1916: after one week of bombardment the French and British Armies attack on the Somme. In this episode the fron... Read more

While the Battle of Verdun raged on the ground, it raged in the sky as well. Control of the airspace over the battlefiel... Read more

The Battle of Verdun widens as the Germans now launch attacks on the Left Bank of the River Meuse. The battles for le ... Read more

The 77th Division continues its grind through the Argonne Forest in the last days of September 1918. Under orders to adv... Read more