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Over the Top by Arthur Empey
Arthur Guy Empey was an American who responded to the sinking of the Lusitania by enlisting with the British Army to fight in France. His experiences in the trenches, including his ultimate wounding and convalescence, became this book. When published in 1917, it was a major hit and helped the recruiting effort when America entered the Great War. If you’ve heard of the horror of trench warfare in WWI and want to see it from below dirt level, Empey offers it all here. Also included is Empey’s popular “Tommy’s Dictionary of the Trenches” which humorously demistifies the slang used by the British...
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Episodes
01: Dedication, Foreword, and Glossary 1 02.01.2026 47:12
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02: Glossary Part 2 01.01.2026 41:34
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03: Ch. 1 – From Mufti to Khaki; Ch. 2 – Blighty to Reat Billets 31.12.2025 29:19
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04: Ch. 3 – I Go to Church; Ch. 4 – Into the Trench 30.12.2025 10:30
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05: Ch. 5 – Mud, Rats, and Shells; Ch. 6 – Back of the Line 29.12.2025 14:53
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06: Ch. 7 – Rations; Ch. 8 – The Little Wooden Cross 28.12.2025 16:36
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07: Ch. 9 – Suicide Annex; Ch. 10 – The Day’s Work 27.12.2025 10:38
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08: Ch. 11 – Over the Top; Ch. 12 – Bombing 26.12.2025 22:01
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09: Ch. 13 – My First Official Bath; Ch. 14 – Picks and Shovels 25.12.2025 18:39
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10: Ch. 15 – Listening Post; Ch. 16 – Battery D238 24.12.2025 34:41
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11: Ch. 17 – Out in Front; Ch. 18 – Staged Under Fire 19 – On His Own 23.12.2025 31:43
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12: Ch. 20 – Chats With Fritz; Ch. 21 – About Turn 22.12.2025 21:31
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13: Ch. 22 – Punishments & Machine-gun Stunts; Ch. 23 – Gas Attacks & Spies 21.12.2025 31:28
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14: Ch. 24 – The Firing Squad 20.12.2025 35:46
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15: Ch. 25 – Preparing for the Big Push; Ch. 26 – All Quiet ? On the Western Front 19.12.2025 33:20
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16: Ch. 27 – Blighty 18.12.2025 24:25
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