This episode is a reading from Bruce Bairnsfather's book "Bullets and Billets", written by the famous cartoonist in 1916 and covering his first experiences of war on the Western Front.

Chapter 29 - GETTING NEARER - A LUGUBRIOUS PARTY - STILL NEARER - BLAZING YPRES - ORDERS FOR ATTACK

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This episode is a reading from Bruce Bairnsfather's book "Bullets and Billets", written by the famous cartoonist in 1916 and covering his first experiences of war on the Western Front.

Chapter 28 - WE MARCH FOR YPRES - HALT AT LOCRE - A BLEAK CAMP AND MEAGRE FARE - SIGNS OF BATTLE - FIRST VIEW OF YPRES

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1914-1918 War - Scapa Flow, City of Ships, Part 2

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1914-1918 War - Scapa Flow, City of Ships, Part 1

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This episode is a reading from Bruce Bairnsfather's book "Bullets and Billets", written by the famous cartoonist in 1916 and covering his first experiences of war on the Western Front.

Chapter 27 - GETTING FIT - CARICATURING THE CURÉ - "DIRTY WORK AHEAD" - A PROJECTED ATTACK - UNLOOKED-FOR ORDERS

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This episode is a reading from Bruce Bairnsfather's book "Bullets and Billets", written by the famous cartoonist in 1916 and covering his first experiences of war on the Western Front.

Chapter 26 - A PLEASANT CHANGE - SUZETTE, BERTHE AND MARTHE - "LA JEUNE FILLE FAROUCHE" - ANDRÉ

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This episode is a reading from Bruce Bairnsfather's book "Bullets and Billets", the famous cartoonist, written in 1916 and covering his first experiences of war on the Western Front.

Chapter 25 - GETTING STALE - LONGING FOR CHANGE - WE LEAVE THE DOUVE - ON THE MARCH - SPOTTED FEVER - TEN DAYS' REST

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This episode is a reading from Bruce Bairnsfather's book "Bullets and Billets", the famous cartoonist, written in 1916 and covering his first experiences of war on the Western Front.

Chapter 24 - THAT RATION FATIGUE - SKETCHES IN REQUEST - BAILLEUL - BATHS AND LUNATICS - HOW TO CONDUCT A WAR

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In this episode we continue our panoramic overview of the whole of the Great War with an overview of the events of 1918 in this latest 1914-1918 War Podcast episode.

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This episode is a reading from Bruce Bairnsfather's book "Bullets and Billets", the famous cartoonist, written in 1916 and covering his first experiences of war on the Western Front.

Chapter 23 - OUR MOATED FARM - WULVERGHEM - THE CURÉ'S HOUSE - A SHATTERED CHURCH - MORE "HEAVIES" - A FARM ON FIRE

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