News From The Front

About 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.

Publisher

WW1TheGreatWar@innovationworks-uk.co.uk

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2018

Latest episode

17 Mar 2024

Latest episodes

81 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Mar 2024

   Hitler's Great War - The First World War as experienced by Adolf Hitler

   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 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitler-Stalin-Parallel-Alan-Bullock/dp/0006863744?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=ddb23bcbb2db49fa39615776f9051e32&camp=1634&creative=6738) The Third Reich – Michael Burleigh - Buy it here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Third-Reich-New-History/dp/0330487574/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LDH15JYUQKOG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3DWsAz8nQRH2dDpre3LbPMY0E7l__Zxhu4mrljxYHjxJZgS1hTt8nr-oilXhrlk456w3SBUbSs0IbdB2Vo_0lr1tAkU6umgnICGFHIrmZwaCC4_1ONutbU1Z2s3FjJUBxzjXNHHDbJrG9jTCt65zgEiEHi28zrDAtgcRIXSv6gFWM5MGuthIVqcKrJe-3n9n.R6JC3QGog0g8tbHm97KiilljfCaW0LzGiQ8DXGeMxrQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=third+reich+burleigh&qid=1710701223&s=books&sprefix=third+reich+burleigh%252Cstripbooks%252C78&sr=1-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=17c443f4091af19681309942e9cd191e&camp=1634&creative=6738) Hitler 1889-1936 – Hubris – Ian Kershaw - Buy it here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitler-1889-1936-Hubris-Ian-Kershaw/dp/0140133631/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3EPF88CU4WV8C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.r4kQwm-nKVA7jVoLJWZyaaB-SPS-3hr4pwMPQhISBlstAtDc7l84tlT5Zlmbv-C3KiF8fdZaunTJpTtR3Y4H9LfGKLMZO8SAuLBTFrR23A84Le0vyR7SoiHfdKLVsc04UxQvrFv_Rp7G6Ag7s5ohsyb9EcyZJmo1DRt_qd8N6FFaQ7qYx_UICrmwNdlM2-SoM_Z8ReyDa6F0nZo996iQ7JVVxJAot12jDBTJ59Zw-3c.i1Z1O4fY1uXP217qz0nbE8N5KERZKtn1D2sTta4W6Rk&dib_tag=se&keywords=ian+kershaw+hitler&qid=1710701045&sprefix=ian+kershaw+hitler%252Caps%252C87&sr=8-2&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c6b0e1969d9f1dd358a3da89f1be3dd1&camp=1634&creative=6738) Check out the project on Substack (https://19141918.substack.com/)for FREE and get regular emails with the transcripts of these podcasts, and other articles as they're written. It's free to sign up and you can unsubscribe at any time (https://19141918.substack.com/) https://19141918.substack.com/ (https://19141918.substack.com/) ________________________________ Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar (https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory) Advertise here: https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory (https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory)

2. 

   8 Dec 2023

   “They’ve both crashed in a whiteout!” - Losing and retaking South Georgia, 1982

   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. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Falklands-War-Martin-Middlebrook/dp/1848846363?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=924833deb5fddfddb2746400b58e9074&camp=1634&creative=6738) Forgotten Voices of the Falklands – Hugh McManners – Buy it here. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-Voices-Falklands-Real-Story/dp/0091908817?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=38327981467806624f8d16a8fb486ec6&camp=1634&creative=6738) Signals of War – Lawrence Freedman and Virginia Gamba-Stonehouse – Buy it here. Scram! – Harry Benson – Buy it here. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Scram-Gripping-First-Hand-Helicopter-Falklands/dp/B09XJDLP78/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=e22905594015d93c0ff776ecbd1ab790&camp=1634&creative=6738) Check out the project on Substack (https://19141918.substack.com/)for FREE and get regular emails with the transcripts of these podcasts, and other articles as they're written. It's free to sign up and you can unsubscribe at any time https://19141918.substack.com/ (https://19141918.substack.com/) ________________________________ Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar (https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory) Advertise here: https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory (https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory)

3. 

   25 Nov 2023

   ”Had it not been for the rum ration...” - Booze in the Great War. Part 2.

   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 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-Voices-Great-War-ebook/dp/B008I33Y1I/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21) Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot: Myth, Life and politics. – Dr Adrian Smith Buy the Book (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mick-Mannock-Politics-Military-Strategic/dp/0333778987/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21) Passchendaele Requiem for doomed youth – Paul Ham. Buy the Book (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passchendaele-Battle-that-nearly-Allies/dp/0857525298/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21) Fighter Heroes Of WW1 - Joshua Levine. Buy the book (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fighter-Heroes-WWI-untold-pioneer-ebook/dp/B00MLOTK5Y/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21) Robert Graves – From Great War poet to Good-bye to all that (1895-1929) – Jean Moorcraft Wilson. Buy the book (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Robert-Graves-Great-Good-bye-1895-1929/dp/1472929144/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21) No empty chairs - Ian Mackersey Buy the book (https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Empty-Chairs-Heroic-Aviators/dp/0297859943?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=nftf-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=a796f39c1370e4f7ec5e1162c6a6c1a6&camp=1634&creative=6738) National Archives – Pubs vs the First World War. Link (https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pubs-vs-first-world-war/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20measures%20introduced,of%20whisky%20during%20this%20period.) Western Front Association – Alcohol in the trenches. Link (https://www.westernfrontassociation.com/world-war-i-articles/alcohol-in-the-trenches-the-rum-ration/) Vive le Pinard lyrics - Link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uGOFf2J_t4) Legion Magazine – Rum in the trenches. Link (https://legionmagazine.com/rum-in-the-trenches/) Fighting on borrowed wings: The combat experience of Americans serving with French and British units during the First World War. Kylle Nelleson. Link (https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/vocesnovae/vol1/iss1/10/) https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=cmh (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 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/26398264?read-now=1&typeAccessWorkflow=login&seq=6#page_scan_tab_contents) National Army Museum - Army Rum Jar exhibit. Link (https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/mudbound-conserving-army-rum-jar#:~:text=As%20in%20earlier%20conflicts%2C%20British,fluid%20ounces%20(about%2070ml).) Kings' regulations and orders for the army 1912, with amendments for 1914. Link (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044048604474&seq=17) ________________________________ Project website 1914-1918war.com Twitter @ww1thegreatwar (https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory) Advertise here: https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory (https://www.podbean.com/greatwarhistory) Still reading? Check out the project on Substack (https://19141918.substack.com/)for FREE and get regular emails with the transcripts of these podcasts, and other articles as they're written. It's free to sign up and you can unsubscribe at any time https://19141918.substack.com/ (https://19141918.substack.com/)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

36 ratings