British Army 1914-18

In this episode, I look at what happened on the Somme, after the disaster of 1 July 1916. I talk about the series of attacks which preceded the next offensive against Bazentin Ridge on 14 July. The we see how more limited attacks were used to straighten the line.

In this episode, I look at the planning for the attack on the Somme on 1 July 1916. Covering the infantry and artillery preparations. I then look at what happened on that fateful day, working from north to south along Fourth Army's front.

In this episode, I look at the battle of Loos, which started with a gas attack on 25 September 1915. I then look at the fighting that followed around the village, culminating with the  fighting for Hohenzollern Redoubt. I close with information about small engagements which took place between December 1915 and June 1916.

In this episode, I explain how the Infantry Division was organised when it went to war in August 1914. I then look at the changes made during the course of the war. I also look at the organisation of the Cavalry Division.

This podcast starts with the German gas attacks against the Ypres Salient, which started on 22 April 1915. Then I look at the attacks called Aubers Ridge and Festubert in May before looking at three smaller actions in June and July 1915; Givenchy, Bellewaarde and Hooge. I close by looking at how trench mapping had developed during the first six months of 1915.

In this episode, I look at how the Army Service Corps and the Army Ordnance Corps kept the BEF supplied with ammunition, food and equipment. I also talk about recycling before looking at the support services which I refer to as the '6 P's' - the post, pay, police, printing, prisons and padres.

In this episode, I look at Second Army's final advance across Flanders, which started on 28 September 1918. After clearing the muddy Ypres Salient and breaking the Flanders I and II Lines, the troops faced a series of rivers to cross before the Armistice.

In this episode, I talk about Fourth Army's advance to the Hindenburg Line between the end of August and the middle of September 1918.

I start this episode by looking at the BEF's first attempts at attacking, over the winter of 1914-15. I then look at the planning for the battle of Neuve Chapelle, which set the blueprint for later offensives. I finish with an account of the battle, which lasted from 10 March to the 13th.

In this episode, I look at the fierce fighting around the town of Ypres, in Flanders, which took place between mid-October and mid-November 1914. I then look at the fighting between Armentieres and Bethune, in northern France, during the same period.