Stay ConnectedThe Great War Podcast provides a mostly chronological overview of the origins, battles and consequences of the First World War. It will cover the years between 1890 up to the 1920s.
This podcast is an independent production. All episodes are researched, written and produced by Daniel Clark. Any errors are my fault alone. All discrepancies will be addressed.
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The Great War's most infamous day is also its most misunderstood.
At the tail end of Fourth Army's front, Congreve's XIII Corps and Fayolle's Sixth Army achieve remarkable success.
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For Henry Horne's XV Corps, July 1st 1916 was a day of mixed success.
The awful pattern repeats itself as III Corps drives on Ovillers and La Boiselle.
Gommecourt, Serre, Beaumont-Hamel and the Slaughter of the Somme.
The old British front line, looking northeast toward the German trenches. Note the drop in elevation.
"Y" Ravine,
We begin our discussion of July 1st by examining X Corps' attack on Thiepval village.
A survey of the British, French and German armies on the eve of the Somme.
The Somme plan meets stiff opposition in London and Paris.
Plans for the Somme shift as Verdun rears its ugly head.
The origins of the Somme before Verdun screwed everything up.
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