This week's episode sees Spencer and Dan discussing the emergence and evolution of the vital practise of trench raiding across the Western Front. We explore it's purpose, risks and rewards for those daring enough to venture into no-man's-land.

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This week Dan and Spencer explore the story of the 'Tommy' of the Great War, looking at his motivations, experiences and performance on the battlefield, and comparing him with the 'Doughboy', 'Digger', 'Poilu' and German soldier on the Western Front.

Stefan Westmann 1964, BBC Archive, Full Inteview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8log371ADA

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In this week's episode, Spencer and Dan explore the story of the 'Missing' of the Great War. We look at what caused men to be reported as missing in action, what the process of searching for a missing serviceman was like and what became of the many men to share that fate.

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In this weeks episode, Dan and Spencer examine the story of Zeppelin Raids in the Great War, with a focus on their initial successes, allied countermeasures and the men on both sides who took to the skies above Britain in a new and truly shocking form of warfare.

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In this week's episode Spencer and Dan explore the story of Gas Warfare on the Western Front. From it's drastic impact at the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915 through it's brutal evolution to 1918 we consider it's purpose, employment and the impact on those who came into contact with it on the Western Front.

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This week, Dan and Spencer explore the concept of innovation on the Western Front. With millions of men fighting for four years on the frontlines, we take a take dive into how, when and why innovation played such a key role in the Great War.

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Join us this week as Spencer and Dan exore the vital role played by artillery in The Great War. From it's somewhat uninspiring start, and through a steep learning curve in the mid-war years, to it's ultimate emergence as the dominant force on the battlefield, we explore the subject in depth in this week's episode.

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This week Spencer and Dan delve into the fascinating and harrowing story of the wounded of the First World War, with a focus on the 'Medical Evacuation Chain', how it evolved throughout the war and what the experience of being wounded was like for literally millions of servicemen on the Western Front.

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This week follow us into the trenches as we discuss the myths and realities of trench warfare in the First World War. From their inception and involution from 1914-1918 and their eventual abandonment towards the end of the war, we look in detail at life on the frontlines.

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In this week's episode Dan and Spencer explore the fascinating story of tanks in the First World War, from their conception and development to performance on the battlefields of the Western Front

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