WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! | A Battle Guide Production

In this episode we go back to an old favourite - First World War Myths. We look at some of the most enduring beliefs, where they came from, if there is any truth behind them and why they have found such a prominent place in our collective memory of the Great War. Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal E-Mail: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Website: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq Battle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT Our WW2 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Twitter: @historian1914 @DanHillHistory @BattleguideVT Credits: - Host: Dr. Spencer Jones, Dan Hill & Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn - Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode we’ll return once more to a festive favourite, with a detailed look at the famous 1914 Xmas Truce. We’ll explore the timeline of that day, what took place and examine that unique episode through the words of one man who was there.  Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal E-Mail: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Website: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq Battle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT Our WW2 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Twitter: @historian1914 @DanHillHistory @BattleguideVT Credits: - Host: Dr. Spencer Jones, Dan Hill & Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn - Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we’ll explore the fascinating, and brutal story of the machine gun on the western Front. We’ll look at its early deployment, evolution on the battlefield and consider whether it was the defining weapon of trench warfare. Ukrainian trainee with a Madsen MG in 2022 Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal E-Mail: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Website: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq Battle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT Our WW2 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Twitter: @historian1914 @DanHillHistory @BattleguideVT Credits: - Host: Dr. Spencer Jones, Dan Hill & Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn - Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode we return to an old favourite to explore more of the famous ‘Trench Slang’ of the Western Front - how and when famous phrases came about, where they came from and why have some endured more than a century when other have been long forgotten? Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal E-Mail: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Website: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq Battle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT Our WW2 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Twitter: @historian1914 @DanHillHistory @BattleguideVT Credits: - Host: Dr. Spencer Jones, Dan Hill & Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn - Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices