WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front!

In this week's episode Dan and Spencer explore the fascinating story of tanks in the First World War, from their conception and development to performance on the battlefields of the Western Front Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as a Captain. Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal Do you like our podcast? Then please leave...

In this week's episode Dan and Spencer explore the language and popularised phrases of the First World War, how it evolved on the Western Front and how much of it can still be found in everyday use today. Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as a Captain. Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal Do you like our podcast? Then plea...

In this episode, Spencer and Dan discuss the fascinating story of air power in the First World War. From it’s early role in scouting and reconnaissance, through the development of dedicated fighter aircraft and it’s subsequent evolution in the skies above the battlefield, we explore the enormous impact airpower had on the First World war. Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code:...

This week we explore the famous, and highly controversial figure of the General in the First World War, exploring whether their modern reputation as out of touch, callous and incompetent aristocrats is well deserved. Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as a Captain. Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal Do you like our podcas...

This week, Dan and Spencer explore the final series of huge offensives of the war on the Western Front, collectively known as the 'Hundred Days'. Fought over a massive area and with ground-breaking new tactics, it has been said that the 100 days saw the birth of modern warfare as we know it today.  Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as a Capta...

This week's episode sees Dan and Spencer continue their journey through the fascinating story of the 1918 Spring Offensive with a look at Operation Georgette, the final phases of the fighting and what it achieved. Books & Links: The Kaiser's Battle; Martin Middlebrook: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Kaisers-Battle-ePub/p/7143?aid=1227 The German 1918 Offensives: A Case Study in The Operationa...

In this Special Bonus Episode Dan and Spencer explore the story of the famous 1914 Christmas Truce, how it came about, why it is important and what actually happened up and down the British sector on perhaps the most well-known day of the entire war on the Western Front Image: https://battleguide.co.uk/hubfs/Podcast/Bonus%20Episode%20Christmas%20Truce.png Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.c...

In this episode Dan and Spencer explore the build up to, and launching of the famous 1918 Spring Offensive, Germany's last gamble to split the British and the French and emerge victorious on the Western Front. Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as a Captain. Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal Do you like our podcast? Then...

In this episode, Dan and Spencer explore perhaps the best known battle to take place on the Western Front in the First World War. Fought in famously atrocious conditions outside the Belgian Town of Ypres, the battle was a highly complex affair. Join is as we discuss some of the key elements and how they shaped the campaign as a whole. Books & Links Spencer Jones, The Darkest Year: The British Army...

In this episode Dan and Spencer discuss perhaps the most infamous of all Battles to take place on the Western front in 1916 - The Somme. Known best for it's disastrous opening day, we explore the planning, execution, impact and legacy of this brutal four month long campaign. Books & Links: At All Costs: The British Army on the Western Front 1916 Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use ou...

In this week's episode Dan and Spencer explore the September 1915 Battle of Loos. Fought over notoriously 'unfavourable ground' it saw new technology and manpower pitted against stubborn German defences across extremely difficult terrain, with predicatbly tragic results. Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as a Captain. Support via Paypal: http...

In this episode we focus on the famous opening engagement of the British expeditionary Force on the Western Front, the Battle of Mons. Fought over four days in tropical August heat, it pitched a small professional force of British soldiers against a numerically superior German Army, with incredibly high stakes. Books & Links: STEMMING THE TIDE by Dr. Spencer Jones The Great Retreat of 1914: From M...

In this episode Dan and Spencer discuss some of the popularly held beliefs around the First World War, from the average soldiers age and motivation for fighting to the realities of life during trench warfare. Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Books & Links: The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code: Dugo...

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