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Hosted by Mike Cunha · history · EN · 226 episodes
The Battles of the First World War Podcast tells the story of the Great War of 1914-1918. Telling the stories of the men and women who fought, died in, and survived the battles of the First World War connects our world to theirs and keeps their memory alive. The BFWWP studies one battle at a time from World War I in narrative form, diving into the people, strategy, tactics, and events of each of these titanic clashes. How and why these battles unfolded and happened as they did is told through the voices of those who were there. Narrative episodes go in-depth into the battles of WW1. Discussions, interviews, and book talks highlight other interesting events and people of the First World War. Follow now to hear and remember the stories. Host: Mike Cunha, MA Military History Questions, comments, concerns, or WW1 memes: verdunpodcast@gmail.com Join the BFWWP community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast Support the BFWWP via PayPal: verdunpodc
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Battles of the First World War Podcast tells the story of the Great War of 1914-1918. Telling the stories of the men and women who fought, died in, and survived the battles of the First World War connects our world to theirs and keeps their memory alive.
Battles of the First World War Podcast is hosted by Mike Cunha. The show has published 226 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Last Post in Ypres with Youri Van Miegroet" (19 October 2026, 53 minutes), "Second Marne - The Case of Sgt Darnand" (14 October 2026, 27 minutes), and "Champagne - "With Remarkable Fortitude" - Dr. Urbane Bass" (6 October 2026, 22 minutes).
Battles of the First World War Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 226 episodes.
Booking probability for Battles of the First World War Podcast is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Battles of the First World War Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Battles of the First World War Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
Mike Cunha hosts Battles of the First World War Podcast, a history show with 226 episodes published.
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Battles of the First World War Podcast
Last Post Association volunteer Youri Van Miegroet joins the podcast to discuss his volunteer work with the Last Post Association in Ieper, Belgium, as well as his other volunteer and member projects with other...
Episode #112
From hero to zero. On the evening of July 14th, 1918, French soldiers of the 366eme Regiment d'Infanterie led a historic raid into the German trenches opposite them. One of the Poilus, Sergeant Joseph Darnand, led a...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
A recent trip to the American Civil War battlefield of Fredericksburg, VA inspired this short episode of one remarkable man who lived in that city and went on to serve his country during the First World War: Dr. Urbane...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
New Ypres League member Kirsten Note joins the podcast to discuss her work as a battlefield archaeologist, where she has assisted the Commonwealth Graves Commission (CWGC) in recovering the remains of fallen soldiers of...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
Battles of the First World War Tours, part of the BFWWP, is excited to offer two WW1 battlefield tours for summer 2027: Meuse-Argonne July 01 - 07, 2027 A journey through the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
New Ypres League member Christopher Sims joins the podcast to discuss his four decades of working for the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) as the Senior Cemetery Associate for World War I Flanders Field...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
Lady Lucy French, great granddaughter of BEF commander Field Marshal Sir John French, Roger Steward, Chairman and co-founder of the New Ypres League, Ypres Battlefield Tours guide, and author, join the podcast to...
Episode #111
Following the discussion of German plans for their next great offensive, we turn now to French and Allied plans to meet this next attack. Allied Supreme Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch and French Army commander GEN...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
***Technical note: My apologies on the audio reverb that may be heard in this episode. A concise history revealing New Jersey's vital industrial, military, and civilian contributions to America's World War I effort...
Episode #109
The story behind an often erroneously captioned photograph of the First World War, and remembering the man in it. The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. Any questions...
Episode #110
<p >This episode will visit the German strategic situation in June 1918 and the resulting plans for their next offensive, which would be called "Friedensturm:" the Peace Offensive.</p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p >The BFWWP...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
<p >A short exploration of the American poet Archibald MacLeish's connection to the First World War, and his poem "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak."</p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p >The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
<p >Authors Paul Friedland and Robert Hornick join us on the podcast to discuss their thoroughly researched, well-argued and thrilling biography of a now-forgotten German spy during WW1. </p> <p> </p> <p >One of the...
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<p >In 2022, just as the world began to open after the isolation of a global pandemic, Briana Gervat set out to walk the length of the Western Front. Beginning at the border that France shares with Switzerland she went...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
<p >Author, historian, and battlefield guide Susan Raby-Dunne joins us to discuss her book "John McCrae: Beyond Flanders Fields." </p> <p> </p> <p >Most Canadians are familiar with John McCrae through his iconic poem...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
<p >Part 7 of the ongoing discussion continues to look at the French Army in 1917. We look at the state of the French Army going into 1917, where the army itself was in good shape but its leadership was an entirely...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
<p >British Army veteran and University of Wolverhampton PhD candidate Phil Watson joins the podcast for a fascinating discussion on British doctrine in the Great War. (Which YES, they did have a doctrine.)</p> <p> </p>...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
<p >Independent historians Eric and Tom Langie, a father and son duo, come on the podcast to discuss the extraordinary life of their ancestor Henri Langie and the book they have written about him, "Henri Langie: From...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
<p >Author Antony J. Bell comes on the podcast to discuss his novel "A Penny a Shell."</p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p >From the author's website: </p> <p> </p> <p >"In a WWI munitions factory, the lives of three women...
Episode #108
<p >The guns of Blücher-Yorck were still smoking when the Germans reoriented and hastily launched a new offensive between Montdidier and Noyon. The goal was to straighten the line between two bulging German salients...
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