29 episodes
Not So Quiet On The Western Front! | A Battle Guide Production Dan Hill and Dr. Spencer Jones
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5.0 • 29 Ratings
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Welcome to "Not So Quiet On The Western Front," the podcast that takes you beyond the trenches and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the First World War. Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unravelling the complexities of a conflict that shaped the course of the 20th century.
Host: Dan Hill & Dr. Spencer Jones
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A Battle Guide Production
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Home Front
In this week’s episode, the first in a multi-part set, we’ll explore the fascinating story of life on Britain’s Home Front in the Great War with a focus on the enormous impact of the Defence of the Realm Act.Do you like our podcast?
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Tunnellers
In this episode we’ll explore the famous story of the war conducted beneath the Western front, From the men who pioneered it, the methods used, and dangers for those on all sides, we’ll study the art of tunnelling and mining in trench warfare.
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Walking Into Machine Guns
In this episode we’ll look at the highly controversial and often much misunderstood story of the frontal assault on the trenches of the Western Front. We’ll consider why and how it happened, if it was as haphazard and pointless as we are commonly led to believe and address the popular belief that allied commanders repeatedly sent brave men, walking, across no-man’s-land in futile attacks against enemy machine guns.
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Why did the armies keep attacking?
Why did the armies keep attacking? In this episode, we’ll examine one of the enduring controversies of the First World War - why did the Allies keep attacking the Western Front when all the advantages seemed to lie with the defender? What informed these decisions, were there other options, and how did these choices play out on the battlefield?
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Episode 23: Barbed Wire
This week, in a particularly geeky episode, Dan and Spencer explore the much understudied and perhaps underappreciated importance of barbed wire on the Western Front. Often overlooked as a minor inconvenience, it did in fact shape much of the story of the First World War.
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Junior Officers
This week, Dan and Spencer lift the lid on the remarkable story of Junior Officers on the Western Front. We look at their roles and responsibilities, performance on the battlefield and the incredibly heavy price they paid throughout the war.
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Customer Reviews
Not all Quiet on the Western Front, for sure!
Recently discovered this podcast in my constant search for interesting history pods. Hit the jackpot with this one as the two hosts are pleasant to listen to and are covering some unique topics one of which was all about tunneling and mine warfare. Fascinating and I learned many formerly unknown aspects and special language such as “pit sense”, “clay kicking”, and many others. If you want to learn more about WWI on the western front, this is a show to add to your list.
Fascinating, enoyable-to-listen to World War One History
I have listened this podcast series since the beginning and can highly recommend it. The hosts are highly knowledgeable and pass on their excellent information in an easy, often humorous manner. The show seems to have a British emphasis given the background of the hosts, but, as an American, I have not found anything lacking. I like how to the hosts go into such great detail during the episodes. Indeed, the quality of podcast has led me to support it on Patreon. The podcast has greatly increased my knowledge of the First World War, the effects of which we are still living with today. It would be great if they could do a few episodes on aspects of the war at sea and fighting in the Middle East.
Great Content!
These two put out amazing episodes!! Very enthusiastic presenters!! Very well prepared!