Tyneside

The German Army had undergone a battering in 1917: in the spring of 1918 it was time to get their own back. This talk looks at the “Georgette” offensive of April 1918 from the viewpoint of the Saxons of 32 Infanterie Division, and particularly that of the men of 103 Infanterie Regiment. It examines training and morale and covers the first few da...

We look at the Artillery Brigades of the BEF from the early months of the war, at the processes involved, and the lessons learned throughout each year. We cover the major battles of each year of the war and how the Artillery learned and developed from each. The new ideas and technologies and the people who played key roles in those processes whi...

They weren’t always old! Great War generals were once young and they fought in their own battles. One of the most murderous was the Battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898. See how the likes of Haig, Kitchener, Churchill, Townshend, Maxse, and Smith-Dorrien fared when facing thousands of Dervishes. This lecture is based on Peter's book Chain of Fir...