News From The Front
The News From The Front Podcast is a podcast about Military History, particularly the First World War. Continuing from documenting the Great War as it happened 100 years ago, the project continues with in depth history looking at various aspects of war. The project website can be found at 1914-1918war.com.
Episodes
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Hitler's Great War - The First World War as experienced by Adolf Hitler
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
We all know the story of Adolf Hitler's later career, but how many of us know about his First World War experiences? In this podcast we chart his service in the Great War from outbreak to defeat, looking at how he found a home in the army and how it shaped his future attitudes and actions.
This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along, want more pictures, or can't wait for the next podcast to drop part two into your ears.
Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast - go on, treat yourself!)
Bibliography
Hitler and Stalin – Alan Bullock - Buy it here
The Third Reich – Michael Burleigh - Buy it here
Hitler 1889-1936 – Hubris – Ian Kershaw - Buy it here
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Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
The small actions that took place around South Georgia, in the South Atlantic, were very much a sideshow when compared to the main conflict around the Falkland Islands. But, seeing as there’s nothing I like more than a sideshow, I thought a look at the Argentinian actions to take the islands and the British to take it back again was worth a closer look.
This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along, want more pictures, or can't wait for the next podcast to drop part two into your ears.
Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast - go on, treat yourself!)
Bibliography
The Falklands War – Martin Middlebrook – Buy it here.
Forgotten Voices of the Falklands – Hugh McManners – Buy it here.
Signals of War – Lawrence Freedman and Virginia Gamba-Stonehouse – Buy it here.
Scram! – Harry Benson – Buy it here.
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Saturday Nov 25, 2023
”Had it not been for the rum ration...” - Booze in the Great War. Part 2.
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at how alcohol was used and abused during the Great War. I this first episode we look at how booze was managed on the home front and how it was used on the front lines.
This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along, want more pictures, or can't wait for the next podcast to drop part two into your ears.
Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast - go on, treat yourself!)
Bibliography
Forgotten voices of the great war - Max Arthur, Buy the book
Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot: Myth, Life and politics. – Dr Adrian Smith Buy the Book
Passchendaele Requiem for doomed youth – Paul Ham. Buy the Book
Fighter Heroes Of WW1 - Joshua Levine. Buy the book
Robert Graves – From Great War poet to Good-bye to all that (1895-1929) – Jean Moorcraft Wilson. Buy the book
No empty chairs - Ian Mackersey Buy the book
National Archives – Pubs vs the First World War. Link
Western Front Association – Alcohol in the trenches. Link
Vive le Pinard lyrics - Link
Legion Magazine – Rum in the trenches. Link
Fighting on borrowed wings: The combat experience of Americans serving with French and British units during the First World War. Kylle Nelleson. Link
https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=cmh on remarkable, so read it
Touring behind the lines: British soldiers in French towns and cities during the Great War - KRISTA COWMAN - Urban History, Vol. 41, No. 1 (February 2014). Link
National Army Museum - Army Rum Jar exhibit. Link
Kings' regulations and orders for the army 1912, with amendments for 1914. Link
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Sunday Nov 12, 2023
”Had it not been for the rum ration...” - Booze in the Great War. Part 1.
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at how alcohol was used and abused during the Great War. I this first episode we look at how booze was managed on the home front and how it was used on the front lines.
This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me... The full transcript is here is you want to follow along, want more pictures, or can't wait for the next podcast to drop part two into your ears.
Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast - go on, treat yourself!)
Bibliography
Forgotten voices of the great war - Max Arthur, Buy the book
Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot: Myth, Life and politics. – Dr Adrian Smith Buy the Book
Passchendaele Requiem for doomed youth – Paul Ham. Buy the Book
Fighter Heroes Of WW1 - Joshua Levine. Buy the book
Robert Graves – From Great War poet to Good-bye to all that (1895-1929) – Jean Moorcraft Wilson. Buy the book
No empty chairs - Ian Mackersey Buy the book
National Archives – Pubs vs the First World War. Link
Western Front Association – Alcohol in the trenches. Link
Vive le Pinard lyrics - Link
Legion Magazine – Rum in the trenches. Link
Fighting on borrowed wings: The combat experience of Americans serving with French and British units during the First World War. Kylle Nelleson. Link
https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=cmh on remarkable, so read it
Touring behind the lines: British soldiers in French towns and cities during the Great War - KRISTA COWMAN - Urban History, Vol. 41, No. 1 (February 2014). Link
National Army Museum - Army Rum Jar exhibit. Link
Kings' regulations and orders for the army 1912, with amendments for 1914. Link
________________________________
Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
Advertise here: https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory
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Friday Oct 20, 2023
Propaganda in the Great War - Part 2
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
This is the second episode in a two-parter that looks at the propaganda war during the Great War. In it we look at how the British took the propaganda war against the Central Powers.
This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...
Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast)
M.L Sanders and Philip M. Taylor, British Propaganda During the First World War, 1914-18 (London: MacMillan Company, 1982) - Buy the book
Britain and Victory in the Great War - Peter Liddle, Pen & Sword 2018
The Pity of War - Niall Ferguson, London, Allen Lane: The Penguin Press, 1998, - Buy the book
Munitions of the mind : a history of propaganda from the ancient world to the present era – Philip M. Taylor, Manchester University Press 2003 - Buy the book
What Germany Intended in 1910 | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk)
https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/iowa-historical-review/article/id/1635/
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060022761
https://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3110/1/Sorrie_Censorship_of_the_Press_in_France.pdf
Propaganda at Home (Great Britain and Ireland) | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) (1914-1918-online.net)
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/garde_civique
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Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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Monday Oct 09, 2023
Propaganda in the Great War - Part 1
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
This is the first episode in a two-parter that looks at the propaganda war during the Great War. In it we look at the various propaganda organisations established by the warring parties and the efforts they took to influence opinion around the world.
This podcast took a long time to research and write, so if you appreciate it, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...
Selected Bibliography (if you buy anything using these links, a small kickback helps to fund this podcast)
M.L Sanders and Philip M. Taylor, British Propaganda During the First World War, 1914-18 (London: MacMillan Company, 1982) - Buy the book
Britain and Victory in the Great War - Peter Liddle, Pen & Sword 2018
The Pity of War - Niall Ferguson, London, Allen Lane: The Penguin Press, 1998, - Buy the book
Munitions of the mind : a history of propaganda from the ancient world to the present era – Philip M. Taylor, Manchester University Press 2003 - Buy the book
What Germany Intended in 1910 | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk)
https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/iowa-historical-review/article/id/1635/
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060022761
https://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3110/1/Sorrie_Censorship_of_the_Press_in_France.pdf
Propaganda at Home (Great Britain and Ireland) | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) (1914-1918-online.net)
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/garde_civique
________________________________
Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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Friday Jul 14, 2023
The Armenian Genocide, May 1915
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
This episode looks at the Armenian Genocide of May 1915 onwards.
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Friday May 19, 2023
The Shell Crisis, May 1915
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
This episode looks at the shell crisis that broke in May 1915, causing consternation in both the general public and in political circles.
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Friday May 05, 2023
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps - Part 2
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
This episode is the second of a two-parter looking at the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and their role in alleviating the manpower shortages experienced by Britain during the latter part of the Great War.
If you appreciate this podcast, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...
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Friday Apr 21, 2023
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps - Part 1
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
This episode is the first of a two-parter looking at the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and their role in alleviating the manpower shortages experienced by Britain during the latter part of the Great War.
If you appreciate this podcast, please leave a review, it costs you nothing and would be very helpful to me...
Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar
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