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Somme Battle Stories by Alec John Dawson
Stories of World War I warfare, published in 1916 in the midst of the war. (That's why names of persons and units are literally "blanked" out.) Alec John Dawson (1872 - 1951), generally known as A. J. Dawson (pseudonyms Major Dawson, Howard Kerr, Nicholas Freydon) was an English author, traveller and novelist. During World War I he attained the rank of Major, and was awarded the MBE and Croix de Guerre in recognition of his work as a military propagandist, a work the listener may want to keep in mind. (Terminology note: "Boche" means the Germans, singular or plural; "Blighty" means hospitaliza...
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Episodes
Chapter 1 "What It's Like" In The Push 02.01.2026 15:50
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Chapter 2 The Spirit Of The British Soldier 01.01.2026 11:15
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Chapter 3 The Moral Of The Boche 31.12.2025 11:34
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Chapter 4 An Irish Officer Describes The Indescribable 30.12.2025 9:52
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Chapter 5 Close Quarters 29.12.2025 9:07
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Chapter 6 The Devil's Wood 28.12.2025 10:24
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Chapter 7 The Cockney Fighter 27.12.2025 9:10
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Chapter 8 "We Don't Count Wounds In My Regiment" 26.12.2025 8:16
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Chapter 9 A Reverend Corporal 25.12.2025 10:08
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Chapter 10 Brothers Of The Parsonage 24.12.2025 10:18
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Chapter 11 The Australian As A Fighter 23.12.2025 7:51
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Chapter 12 News For The O.C. Company At Home 22.12.2025 9:31
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Chapter 13 "Stickfast" And His Officer 21.12.2025 9:29
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Chapter 14 A Cool Canadian 20.12.2025 9:56
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Chapter 15 The Hospital Mail-bags 19.12.2025 10:42
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Chapter 16 The Difference 18.12.2025 8:35
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Chapter 17 What Every M.O. Knows 17.12.2025 9:06
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Chapt er 18 The South African 16.12.2025 6:42
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Chapter 19 "It's A Great Do" 15.12.2025 8:36
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Chapter 20 On The Way To London 14.12.2025 8:48
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