My copies were taken from the link below. I do not have numbers for the photos, and I've yet to see the 4th photo.
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My copies were taken from the link below. I do not have numbers for the photos, and I've yet to see the 4th photo.
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The photo above is the first of a series of four. The third photograph is the subject of our episode, and is available for viewing on Patreon.
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Photo shows the silhouette of a burning St. Chamond tank at the end of the road, in the distance, and the Poilus are huddling against the embankment. The Poilus look tense, and several are pressing themselves against the embankment. One is looking at the cameraman, and close ups reveal a mustached man. Photo credit: https://forum.pages14-18.com
Patreon peeps! New episode is out for you.
Le Mort du Sergent Jules Héme - The story behind an often erroneously captioned photograph of the First World War, and remembering the man in it.
The photo here is the first of a series of four…
Read Hildinger’s “Warriors of the Steppe” maybe 15 years ago, and have long had a fascination with Central Asia and the Mongols.
A deep dive into an old world awaits. Thank you so very much!
Ooh. Just to see the syllabus for “Warrior Nomads of Asia” would be a treat.
Book cover of Michel Goya’s “Flesh & Steel.” BFWWP Book Club next month - 04 APR 26, 1400 US EST. This month we’re reading Michel Goya’s “Flesh & Steel.” If you’ve read it and want to support the podcast, sign up on Patreon and come join us! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bfwwp-book-club-152293650?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
BFWWP Book Club next month - 04 APR 26, 1400 US EST.
This month we’re reading Michel Goya’s “Flesh & Steel.” If you’ve read it and want to support the podcast, sign up on Patreon and come join us!
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View of the battle-damaged Belloy church after the fighting on the Matz. Source: ECPAD Listen to accounts of the fighting in and around Belloy here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battles-of-the-first-world-war-podcast/id1119044000?i=1000752252755
View of the battle-damaged Belloy church after the fighting on the Matz. Source: ECPAD
Listen to accounts of the fighting in and around Belloy here:
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French St Chamond tanks entering woods during the Matz counterattack. Source: ECPAD Follow their progress in the latest episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battles-of-the-first-world-war-podcast/id1119044000?i=1000752252755
French St Chamond tanks entering woods during the Matz counterattack. Source: ECPAD
Follow their progress in the latest episode:
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Two Schneider tanks in a field outside the village of Méry-la-Bataille. Both tanks may have been damaged or destroyed during the French attack. Source: ECPAD
Schneider tanks outside the village of Méry-la-Bataille.
Source: ECPAD
The goal was to straighten the line between two bulging German salients, seize more of the Soissons rail line, and continue to drive towards Paris.
But the French Army had other ideas: unleashing GEN Charles Mangin.
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Map of the Battle of the Matz, with German attacks and French counterattack. Source: Alamy
New episode- Mangin on the Matz
The guns of Blücher-Yorck were still smoking when the Germans reoriented and hastily launched a new offensive between Montdidier and Noyon.
Map source: Alamy
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Great summary of the battle. Thanks for doing this!
110 years ago, Émile Driant and thousands of others were killed in the opening days of Verdun.
To mark the anniversary, I’ve reworked my short film on the battle, told in 5 minutes.
If you cant name the 4 men pictured...then you need to watch!
▶️ Verdun 1916: 300 Days of Hell
youtu.be/GoE6datjY4Q
Just recorded a great conversation with Phil Watson yesterday, due out in a few weeks. Here’s a great primer on what we’re talking about:
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LTC Emil Driant’s tomb, and the first spot where he was buried by the Germans. The second photo is of a scene no longer existing: bark beetles took down all those trees a few years ago.
Poilus in the Bois des Caures, 2016.
Simulating the 0700 opening bombardment of 21 February 1916.
10 years ago I kept a promise to my 16-year-old self: that for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun, I’d be there.
These are photos from the Bois des Caures, at LTC Driant’s PC, at 0700 on February 21, 2016. How lucky am I to say that I was there.
New podcast episode is written and recording starts as soon as this gets posted.
This guy here ⬇️ will be making a reappearance after a long time. 😏
Thanks to Kp Morris, we have additional info on how tanks could be rapidly deployed to battle during WW1. Ties in to the recent AEF Tank Corps talk with Steven Girard.
2d & 3d photos show a Mack 7-1/2 ton truck, which was not too common.
A bit random here, but I loved Mack trucks as a kid. ☺️
Wow! Nice find. 😎
American FT-17 Light Tank from 2nd Platoon, Company C. (under the command of Capt. Courtney H. Barnard, USA), 327th/345th Tank Battalion (Light), 304th Tank Brigade (Light), Tank Corps, AEF as it traverse a ditch during offensive combat operations while in direct support of the 138th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 69th Brigade, 35th Division, AEF's attack on enemy held positions south of the French town of Cheppy, France during The Meuse-Argonne Offensive on September 26th, 1918.
American FT-17 Light Tank from 2nd Platoon, Company C. 327th/345th Tank Battalion (Light), 304th Tank Brigade (Light), during an attack on enemy held positions south of the French town of Cheppy, France during The Meuse-Argonne Offensive on September 26th, 1918.
Photograph (taken during actual combat operations southeast of the French town of Lamarche-en-Woëvre, France on the afternoon of Thursday, September 12th, 1918) showing an American FT-17 Light Tank from 3rd Plt. Co B. 327th Tank Battalion (Light), 304th Tank Brigade (Light), Tank Corp, AEF as it provides overwatch support to American infantrymen from the 3rd Battalion, 166th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 83rd Brigade, 42nd Division, AEF as they advance through enemy wire obstacles between the French towns of Essey-et-Maizerais, and Lamarche-en-Woëvre, France during The St. Mihiel Offensive on September 12th, 1918.
Photograph (taken during actual combat operations southeast of the French town of Lamarche-en-Woëvre, France on September 12th, 1918) showing an American FT-17 Light Tank providing overwatch support to American infantrymen.
New episode is out! AEF Tank Corps - A Discussion with Steve Girard
Steven Girard, US Army veteran and veteran battlefield guide, comes back on the podcast to discuss the American Expeditionary Force’s Tank Corps during the First World War.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Video version of "The Battle for Disabled Veterans’ Recognition - A Discussion with Dr. @ericstory.bsky.social "
Dr. Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social joins us on the podcast to discuss the struggles faced by disabled Canadian veterans after the First World War.
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I have written a small article about the Swedish contribution to the rebuild of the French villages on the battlefield after the Great War. Read it through the link below:
www.westernfront.se/2026/02/07/s...
